To my amazement, it disappeared in an instant.

Fanned by a strong wind, the fire spread in an instant.

Our company is going to be left behind too if we don't create an environment in which we can get instant Internet access.

The instant I open the lid an offensive smell greets my nose.

I don't know. It all happened in an instant.

The instant he opened the door, he smelt something burning.

The panic spread through the district in an instant.

The medicine gave instant relief.

The instant the girl saw her mother, she burst out crying.

The instant he saw the policeman, he ran away.

But in return they get a clear look at important games, and if they miss something, they can always rely on the commentator's description or the instant replay.

The jet plane flew away in an instant.

This instant soup comes in individual packets.

She always gives an instant answer.

He disappeared in an instant.

The next instant Hercules caught hold of the monster.

The world will change in an instant.

A microwave oven gets food hot in an instant.

The instant he came in, he fell down.

The instant I saw him I knew he was angry.

The instant I saw him, I knew he was ill.

She stirred the instant coffee and poured in milk.

She does not take a rest for an instant.

He turned pale the instant he saw her.

The foam vanished in an instant.

I had instant noodles as a midnight snack.

Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?

The act known as terrorism, that rips away from us in an instant our peaceful days of happiness, is certainly worthy of being called an enemy to all mankind.

At that instant it exploded with a great noise.

Is it really wise for marketing folks to satisfy people's desire for instant gratification?

I knew her the instant I saw her.

The instant he saw me, he ran away.

He finished the job in an instant.

Instant noodles are a staple among college students.

Last night I was too tired to cook a proper meal, so I just ate instant noodles.

After years of failed experiments, I can say I've finally discovered the only absolutely flawless instant cure for hiccups!

Mary wakes an instant later to find herself lying on her back.

The jet plane took off in an instant.

Modern obituaries are commonly written before the fact and kept on file for instant insertion when the occasion arises.

Right at that instant, the bus stopped.

Let me know the instant Tom arrives.

Come here this instant.

I want to buy a coffee maker. I can't drink instant coffee any longer. It's disgusting.

In an instant, everything changed.

Man is free at the instant he wants to be.

One can have an instant access to the desired information on the Internet.

If you drink instant coffee you do not need a coffee pot.

The big, bad wolf swallowed the old lady whole in an instant.

As if by magic, it disappeared in an instant.

Tom never for one instant thought of trying to convince Mary to do that.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?

There are several ways to get in contact with other Tatoeba users or to get instant help.

After eating the sturdy meal and packing his school bag, Link wanted to get some last-minute reassurance from his friends. "Hey, Zelda, I need some advice." "Don't tell me you're already scared," Zelda frowned. "No. I just want some advice from someone who's been in high school already, and you're the smartest person I know!" Link smiled. Zelda let out a gentle laugh. "Thanks. Well, you—" "The teachers are so strict that you're not even allowed to breathe!" interrupted the King with a wicked grin. "Huh?!" "Father!" the princess exclaimed reproachfully. "Sorry, go on." "Now, Link—" She was cut off by the bus horn this time. "Oh, my bus must be around here now," said Link quickly, "byes!" "Beware of the meat hash surprise!" Gwonam seemed to have jumped out from nowhere. "Hey, don't get shot!" added the King, and both of them sniggered. Link was taken aback and looked highly upset for a moment, but Zelda was there to support him: "Don't pay attention to 'em, Link. It's not that bad. I'm sure—" "Zelda, don't worry. I'll be fine." In an instant Link was back to being his beaming self. "Alright. Give me a goodbye kiss." However, Link was of a different mind on this idea and replied snidely, with teenage cruelty, "Hell no, screw that! I gave up on your royal ass years ago. I still love you though," added he as an afterthought before leaving the castle. "Yeah, I don't know what she's worried about. I'm going to be alright!" he thought confidently as he got on the bus.

Tom ate a bowl of instant noodles.

The girl tried to speak, but before she could sob out her thanks the old man had touched her softly on the head three times with his silver staff. In an instant Elsa knew that she was turning into a bird: wings sprang from beneath her arms; her feet were the feet of eagles, with long claws; her nose curved itself into a sharp beak, and feathers covered her body. Then she soared high in the air, and floated up towards the clouds, as if she had really been hatched an eagle.

Our eyes met for an instant.

The dough is made from water, flour, salt and instant yeast.

I was speechless for an instant.

It changed in an instant.

There was an instant spark between Fadil and Layla.

We live in a world of instant and infinite connections.

There was an instant attraction between Fadil and Layla.

Real-time video chat, spacecraft, virtual reality, instant access in the palm of your hand to all the information humanity has ever produced — the future is here!

Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed. Short, therefore, is man's life, and narrow is the corner of the earth wherein he dwells.

At this very instant the young fairy came from behind the curtains and said these words in a loud voice:— "Assure yourselves, O King and Queen, that your daughter shall not die of this disaster. It is true, I have no power to undo entirely what my elder has done. The Princess shall indeed pierce her hand with a spindle; but, instead of dying, she shall only fall into a deep sleep, which shall last a hundred years, at the end of which a king's son shall come and awake her."

There was an instant attraction between Sami and Layla.

The instant he entered I saw by his face that he had not been successful.

I have a vivid recollection of that instant.

Sami's hair salon was an instant success.

Sami and Layla had an instant connection.

Sami and Layla had instant chemistry.

Instant feedback!

Luckily, I have instant coffee packets in my bag.

Give your power sound bite as your first sentence and establish instant intimacy with your audience.

Tom's book became an instant bestseller.

All was sweet and mellow and peaceful in the golden evening light, and yet as I looked at them my soul shared none of the peace of Nature, but quivered at the vagueness and the terror of that interview which every instant was bringing nearer.

One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loth to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

"He said that there were no traces upon the ground round the body. He did not observe any. But I did—some little distance off, but fresh and clear.” “Footprints?” “Footprints.” “A man’s or a woman’s?” Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant, and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered:— “Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!”

Clouds the darkened heavens have drowned, / and snatched the daylight from the Trojans' eyes. / Black night broods on the waters; all around / from pole to pole the rattling peals resound / and frequent flashes light the lurid air. / All nature, big with instant ruin, frowned / destruction.

Dorothea sat down on the seat nearest to her, a long low ottoman in the middle of the room, and with her hands folded over each other on her lap, looked at the drear outer world. Will stood still an instant looking at her, then seated himself beside her, and laid his hand on hers, which turned itself upward to be clasped.

At last he turned, still resting against the chair, and stretching his hand automatically towards his hat, said with a sort of exasperation, "Good-by." "Oh, I cannot bear it - my heart will break," said Dorothea, starting from her seat, the flood of her young passion bearing down all the obstructions which had kept her silent - the great tears rising and falling in an instant: "I don't mind about poverty-I hate my wealth."

We may leave the question of who killed John Straker for the instant, and confine ourselves to finding out what has become of the horse.

“I observed the very instant that I entered the room that you have a portrait group of three ladies upon the mantelpiece, one of whom is undoubtedly yourself, while the others are so exceedingly like you that there could be no doubt of the relationship.” “Yes, you are quite right. Those are my sisters, Sarah and Mary.”

An instant later our door opened, and a tall young man entered the room.

Then, thinking that I was still asleep, she slipped noiselessly from the room, and an instant later I heard a sharp creaking which could only come from the hinges of the front door.

It happened that my way took me past the cottage, and I stopped for an instant to look at the windows, and to see if I could catch a glimpse of the strange face which had looked out at me on the day before.

She seemed for an instant to wish to shrink back inside the house again; and then, seeing how useless all concealment must be, she came forward, with a very white face and frightened eyes which belied the smile upon her lips.

An instant afterwards there appeared a little wizened fellow with a cringing manner and a shambling style of walking. He wore an open jacket, with a splotch of tar on the sleeve, a red-and-black check shirt, dungaree trousers, and heavy boots badly worn.

And then in an instant the key of the riddle was in my hands.

There was an instant attraction between Tom and Mary.

"Coffee?" "Is it instant?" "Yes." "Then no."

When I was a child, I liked to drink weak instant coffee.

A Greek frappe is made from instant coffee, water, and ice cubes.

It was a lovely trip, the dainty green of the spring below, the virgin white of the winter above; but it was clear to me that never for one instant did Holmes forget the shadow which lay across him.

In an instant Holmes raced up on to the ridge, and, standing upon a lofty pinnacle, craned his neck in every direction.

A door opened and shut. An instant later steps crept down the passage—steps which were meant to be silent, but which reverberated harshly through the empty house.

He stood for an instant, and then he crept forward, crouching, menacing, into the room.

For an instant he was rigid and motionless. Then his finger tightened on the trigger.

At that instant Holmes sprang like a tiger on to the marksman’s back, and hurled him flat upon his face.

As the door opened there came a tumultuous rush into the hall, rapid feet clattered up the stair, and an instant later a wild-eyed and frantic young man, pale, dishevelled, and palpitating, burst into the room.

In another instant, Necile had caught the infant to her breast and was hurrying with it through the forest paths.