The Clue
Short times (7 letter answer)
The Answer
MOMENTS
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Notes
The answer MOMENTS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
MOMENT as a noun:
1. (moment, minute, second, instant) = a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
2. (moment, minute, second, bit) = an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
3. (here and now, present moment, moment) = at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"
4. (consequence, import, moment) = having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"
5. a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
6. the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value