No. 5,270 in Spanish
instante
A very short period of time; an instant.
In a sentence
En un instante, el cielo se cubrió de nubes grises.
In an instant, the sky was covered with gray clouds.
'Instante' expresses a very brief moment.
Por un instante, creí que todo estaba perdido.
For a moment, I thought that everything was lost.
'Instante' describes a short period of time where an action or perception occurred.
No pierdas ni un instante en tomar la decisión correcta.
Don't waste even a moment in making the right decision.
'Instante' is used to emphasize promptness and the importance of time in decision-making.
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