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a few moment vs a few moments

The correct phrase is "a few moments." The word "moment" is incorrect because it is singular and does not match the plural form of "a few."
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a few moment

'A few moment' is incorrect. 'Moment' should be pluralized to 'moments' to match the quantifier 'a few'.

The correct phrase is 'a few moments', where 'moments' is the plural form of 'moment'. It indicates a small number of moments.
  • Jun 1, 2020 ... Windows 10 - Your PC will restart in a few moment stuck. Hi, im Julius. Today i just downloaded the windows 10 2004 build iso and going to ...
  • Jul 1, 2016 ... how to make the image appear for a few moment ? so0ofy · June 2016 edited July 2016 in Kinect. I have this code but I can't figure how ...
  • Oct 24, 2020 ... My surface pro 7 gets a yellow tint a few moment after i turn the screen on [PRO7] This video cannot be played.
  • Sep 16, 2024 ... A few moment from last Saturday's support show. God it felt good to be on a stage again and let all that energy flow ✨ I can wait to greet ...
  • Jul 31, 2024 ... Let's take a few moment to pray for the soul of Onyeka Onwenu. May God rest her gracious soul. Amen! #PurestPurity.
  • Nov 15, 2017 ... A moment of 0 is neither a few seconds as it is a few moment; it's now. There is such inconsistency with the value of moment.duration(0) that makes things odd.
  • 6 days ago ... 6 likes, 1 comments - lisamoserlive on October 22, 2024: "Hey friends! If you have a few moment today, I would really love your support.
  • Jan 14, 2021 ... ... a few moment it worked as expected deforming really deep. But as soon as I lower the size of the brush, it's not working again. Of course ...
  • A FEW MOMENT WITH McCREERY. Scotty recently sat down with FOX News Radio for their “A Few Moments With…” series. You can hear the interview HERE. scotty ...
  • Jun 25, 2021 ... ... router and suddenly drops and again when I restart my router it works again after a few moment it drops? All related (37). Recommended.

Alternatives:

  • a couple of moments
  • several moments
  • a handful of moments
  • a few minutes
  • a few seconds

a few moments

'A few moments' is the correct phrase to use in this context. 'Moments' is the plural form of 'moment' and matches the quantifier 'a few'.

Use 'a few moments' when referring to a small number of moments. The plural form 'moments' is necessary to match the quantifier 'a few'.
  • A few moments in · Includes unlimited streaming via the Bandcamp app, plus download in mp3, FLAC and more · Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz · Your money ...
  • When opening up a new version of Outlook version 16.59 it will not let me open up stored emails it just says "Loading This may take a few moments".
  • Apr 23, 2022 ... Yes it is meaningful. A moment is correctly used of a very short period of time, so a few moments would still be a short time, but longer than a moment.
  • Aug 28, 2018 ... Please refresh again after a few moments" after running bench migrate · Frappe Framework · update_problem · praneeth_bharadwaja January 9, 2020 ...
  • Nov 6, 2023 ... Please wait a few moments then try again. Support. While creating a new account, my phone died on me and it generated a random username. I ...
  • Aug 2, 2020 ... When I switch to the "new Outlook" view, the panes show "Loading.. This may take a few moments" and just sits there. I've left it for over 24 hours with no ...
  • Oct 5, 2019 ... “Just a few moments while we prepare this application for use” kept popping up in a window on my phone. Then, a second window would pop up with ...
  • Sep 21, 2024 ... 3007 likes, 24 comments - tgalberth on September 21, 2024: "A few moments I didn't get to post on tour ".
  • 5 days ago ... A few moments with Sir Anthony Hopkins ... Talking to Catholic students at one of the "most beautiful places" he had ever seen. tmatt. Oct 23 ...
  • Dec 9, 2022 ... Wait a few moments and click here to try again." I checked the Security and Permissions area and both Athena and the relevant S3 buckets have ...

Alternatives:

  • a couple of moments
  • several moments
  • a handful of moments
  • a few minutes
  • a few seconds

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