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
Variants
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