noun
el instante
instant
Es un momento muy corto, casi sin duración, que pasa muy rápido.
Meaning (in English)
- Instant / moment: a very short period of time.
- En un instante = in an instant, in a moment
- Exact point in time: a precise moment when something happens.
- En aquel instante = at that moment
Parts / structure
- instante is a simple noun (not a compound form).
- It comes from Latin instans, instantis, related to something immediate or pressing (i.e., “happening right now”).
Spanish synonyms
- momento
- segundo (often used informally; literally “second”)
- punto (as in en ese punto, “at that point”)
- ratito (more colloquial and not always as short/precise)
Spanish antonyms (approximate, depending on context)
- eternidad (eternity)
- lapso largo
- mucho tiempo
- largo rato
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Examples
Recuerdo claramente el instante en que lo conocí.noun
I clearly remember the instant I met him.
En ese instante, empezó a llover.noun
In that instant, it started to rain.
En ese instante, todos quedaron en silencio.noun
In that instant, everyone fell silent.
En un instante, todo cambió por completo.noun
In an instant, everything changed completely.
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