Meanings
present singular third person has one's moments · participle present having one's moments · participle past had one's moments · past had one's moments
- idiomaticTo experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.
1 more example
They certainly had their moments and will complain of ill-fortune, about a suspicion of handball before Tielemans' goal and those magnificent saves from Schmeichel but this was a stuttering Chelsea, not the smooth machine that saw off Real Madrid with such comfort in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.
2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC SportSynonyms: have its moments
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 也有犀利的時候 /也有犀利的时候
- 也有犀利的時候 /也有犀利的时候 (yě yǒu xīlì de shíhòu)experience brief periods of distinction
Finnish olla hetkensä
- olla hetkensäexperience brief periods of distinction
Russian переживать звёздный час
- переживать звёздный час (pereživatʹ zvjózdnyj čas)experience brief periods of distinction
Swedish ha sina stunder
- ha sina stunderexperience brief periods of distinction
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have one's moments. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20moments
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