She needed a moment to read the expression on his face.

Being my father's son in more than blood and name, I needed only a moment to recognize the source.

He needed a long moment to take it all in.

After all, it only needed a moment to say yes, I need help, or the opposite.

Anna did not need a moment to figure out what he meant.

But people who meet him for the first time may need a moment to adapt.

She needed a moment to take in what she'd just heard.

Or because she needed a moment to think of what to say to me.

Don turned his attention with the care of a man who needs a further moment to think.

Hal needed a moment to understand what they were saying.