reflection moment

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   a short period of time when you stop and think carefully about something.

   Grammar: Countable: use an or the, and a plural form is possible: a reflection moment, several reflection moments.

   Patterns

   • a reflection moment on something
   • take a reflection moment
   • have a reflection moment

   At the end of the lesson, the teacher gave us a reflection moment to think about what we had learned.

   The team held a short reflection moment after the project to discuss what went well.

   He took a reflection moment before answering the difficult question.

2. 2nouncountableformal

   a brief pause in an event when people are asked to think quietly about something serious.

   Grammar: Often used with verbs like observe or hold: observe a reflection moment.

   Patterns

   • observe a reflection moment
   • hold a reflection moment

   The ceremony included a reflection moment for those who had lost their homes.

   We observed a reflection moment at the start of the conference.

Word forms

Common combinations

a quiet reflection moment

The meeting began with a quiet reflection moment.

take a reflection moment

Take a reflection moment before you decide.

a moment of reflection

She paused for a moment of reflection.

a short reflection moment

After a short reflection moment, he continued speaking.

Synonyms and how they differ

pause

A pause is simply a stop in speaking or doing something; a reflection moment adds the idea of thinking seriously.

moment of reflection

This is a more common and slightly more formal way to say the same thing.

Word family

reflect verb

to think carefully about something.

reflective adjective

thinking deeply, or encouraging deep thought.

reflection noun

serious thought, or an image in a mirror.

Commonly confused: reflection moment or reflex moment?

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