A moment is a medieval unit of time equal to 1.5 minutes or 1/40 of an hour [http://www.unc.edu/%7Erowlett/units/dictM.html How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement]. In modern English it usually refers to a short period of time. | A moment is a medieval unit of time equal to 1.5 minutes or 1/40 of an hour [http://www.unc.edu/%7Erowlett/units/dictM.html How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement]. In modern English it usually refers to a short period of time. |