Short periods (7)

I believe the answer is:
moments
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">short periods</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for moments that I've seen before include "Short periods" , "Points in time" , "Very brief periods of time" .)