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单词 in a moment
释义

in a moment

1Very soon: I’ll be back in a moment...
  • I will be out of here in a moment, as soon as I find the door.
  • We shall see why this doubleness is so important in a moment.
  • I will be removing some people from the Chamber in a moment, very quickly.

Synonyms

very soon, in a minute, in a second, in a trice, in a flash, shortly, any minute, any minute now, in a short time, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, in no time at all, before you know it, before long;
North American momentarily
informal in a jiffy, in a nanosecond, in two shakes, in two shakes of a lamb's tail, before you can say Jack Robinson, in the blink of an eye, in a blink, in the wink of an eye, in a wink, before you can say knife
British informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo
North American informal in a snap
archaic or informal anon
archaic ere long
2Instantly: the fugitive was captured in a moment...
  • The resulting sculptures are almost spookily realistic - every pore, fissure, sinew or callus can be captured in a moment - immortalised in stone or metal.
  • Her eyes suddenly flowed over and in a moment, she was crying freely.
  • Burge drove straight out, and in a moment, was on the highway.
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