A moment went by while the other considered his words.

You can do nothing to stop me now, because this moment has already come and gone in your history.

But the moment is not going to last very long.

A long moment went by, and then he made her another little bow.

The moment we ask any questions they'll think the British government is going to do just that, and it's not.

Now, hours later, the moment of truth had come and gone.

The moment may have come and gone in 1998, he said.

A moment of reflection and he went to the phone.

Then, as the last possible moment came and went, he decided it would be best not to tell them at all.

Another moment of silence, then the new voice went on.