"instant" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

instant sustantivo

instant + verbo
Kolokacji: 4
instant comes • instant sees • instant hits • instant realizes
adjetivo + instant
Kolokacji: 26
brief instant • single instant • fleeting instant • precise instant • exact instant • ...
preposición + instant
Kolokacji: 6
for an instant • in an instant • of an instant • at the instant • on the instant • ...
(1) for, in, of, at, on, ...
Kolokacji: 6
2. in an instant = błyskawicznie, momentalnie, w jednej chwili in an instant
  • There was, for the fleeting of an instant, fear in the eyes.
  • For the space of an instant, the boy in the cabin seemed to focus directly upon him.
  • In three quarters of a moment and half an instant there was a splash.
  • In the space of an instant, Rebecca had become terrified.
  • His second thought came a fraction of an instant later.
  • Pete's eyes followed the hand for a fraction of an instant.
  • It was the action of an instant, but that, and the old man's look, were quite enough.
  • To cut his throat would be the work of an instant.
  • I let it have its lifetime in the shadow of an instant.
  • To tangle my fingers in it was the work of but an instant.
4. at the instant = natychmiast, w tej chwili, w tym momencie at the instant
5. on the instant = podczas chwili on the instant

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