Grammatical class

Noun

instant

instant, minute, moment

Details

Syllables

ins-tant

Phonetics

ɛ̃s.tɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

198

Freq. (movies)

337

Freq. (news)

840

Sentences

En un instant

In an instant

A1

Pas pour l'instant.

For now, no.

A1

Attends un instant.

Wait one moment.

A1

Attendez un instant.

Hold on a moment.

A1

Pas un seul instant !

Not in a million years.

A1

Pose-toi un instant.

Settle down for a while and concentrate.

A2

Ce fut un instant parfait.

It was a perfect moment.

A2

Avez-vous un instant ?

Do you have a moment?

B1

On n'a pas un instant à perdre.

We don't have a moment to lose.

B1

Puis-je vous déranger un instant ?

May I disturb you just a moment?

B1

Dimanche, en un instant, tout changea.

On Sunday, at the blink of an eye, everything changed.

B1

Un instant...

Wait a minute.

B2