fleeting

fleet·ing

F0179300 (flē′tĭng)adj. Passing quickly; ephemeral: a fleeting glimpse; a fleeting interest in the campaign.

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fleet′ing·ly adv.

fleeting

(ˈfliːtɪŋ) adjrapid and transient: a fleeting glimpse of the sea. ˈfleetingly adv ˈfleetingness n

fleet•ing

(ˈfli tɪŋ)

adj. passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient: a fleeting glance. [1325–75] fleet′ing•ly, adv. fleet′ing•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.fleeting - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"fugitive, momentaneous, momentaryshort - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

fleeting

adjective momentary, short, passing, flying, brief, temporary, short-lived, fugitive, transient, flitting, ephemeral, transitory, evanescent, fugacious, here today, gone tomorrow They caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.
lasting, continuing, permanent, enduring, eternal, abiding, durable, long-lasting, long-lived, imperishable

fleeting

adjectiveLasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory.