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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesà l'instant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah l-ins-tahn
"Il est parti à l'instant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very short time ago; moments previously.
"She left the office just-now." - 2
At the present moment; right now (chiefly regional or dialectal).
"He is busy just-now and cannot speak."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adverb 'just' (meaning precisely or very recently) and 'now' (at the present time). Dating back to early modern English usage, it has long functioned to indicate a point in time immediately preceding the present moment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Just-now" is said worldwide
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à l'instant
Transliteration: ah l-ins-tahn
"Il est parti à l'instant."
soeben
Transliteration: zo-eːbən
"Er ist soeben angekommen."
proprio ora
Transliteration: pro-prio o-ra
"È uscito proprio ora."
hace un momento
Transliteration: a-se un mo-men-to
"Lo vi hace un momento."
agora mesmo
Transliteration: a-go-ra mez-mo
"Ele saiu agora mesmo."
अभी-अभी
Transliteration: abhi-abhi
"वह अभी-अभी गया है।"
刚刚
Transliteration: gāng gāng
"他刚刚离开。"
방금
Transliteration: bang-geum
"그는 방금 떠났다."
たった今
Transliteration: tatta ima
"彼はたった今出発しました。"
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