not for a moment



not for a moment

not at all; not even for a short amount of time; never. I don't want you to leave. Not for a moment! I could not wish such a horrible punishment on anyone. Not for a moment!
See also: moment, not

not for a moment

Never, not in the least, as in Not for a moment did I believe he was telling the truth. This expression employs moment in the sense of "the tiniest length of time," a usage dating from the mid-1300s.
See also: moment, not

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jensen['jensn]
Ismael-Spanish, Biblical Greek
Idida-Biblical Latin
BÁLintBAH-leentHungarian
Kleopatra-Ancient Greek
Nail-Arabic, Tatar