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for an instant

ADVERB

momentarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

briefly immediately instantly temporarily

WEAK

for a little while for a minute for a moment for a second for a short time for a short while now right now

Antonyms

STRONGEST

eventually later permanently

WEAK

lengthily

Example Sentences

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You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

His front office wasn’t urgently scouring the trade market looking for an instant replacement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

"Our lives touched each other for an instant and then separated. Mine has improved since that day, while yours has deteriorated. You made a bad gamble and lost."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

It was when people were less curious that they tended to opt for an instant answer.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

Only for an instant did she glance at Dorian, whose sapphire eyes gleamed with what she could have sworn was sadness before he smiled at her.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

for an instant

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