have one's moments

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

have one's moments (third-person singular simple present has one's moments, present participle having one's moments, simple past and past participle had one's moments)

1. (idiomatic) To experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.
   • 2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• (of an inanimate object) have its moments

Translations

experience brief periods of distinction

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 也有犀利的時候／也有犀利的时候 (yě yǒu xīlì de shíhòu)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: olla hetkensä
• Russian: переживать звёздный час (pereživatʹ zvjózdnyj čas)
• Swedish: ha sina stunder

See also

• 15 minutes of fame
• moment in the sun