for an instant

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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

Lorde was a particularly interesting case; the 28-year-old appears on “Mind Loaded,” popping up for an instant during the track to softly sing, “Everything means nothing to me,” a call back to singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

And intentionally promoting, creating or sharing the material is grounds for an instant ban.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2023

Then for an instant he knew fear and he said to himself, “What am I taking into my house?”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck