A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
English: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
sebentarBahasa Indonesia
instant, minute, moment, second, New York minute
Common
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Noun
A usually brief attempt
English: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
Bahasa: sekilas
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A particular point in time
English: moment, minute, second, instant
Bahasa: saat, ketika, apabila, detik, momen, sekejap
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2 more noun senses
An indefinitely short time
English: moment, mo, minute, second, bit
Bahasa: saat, waktu, ketika, masa, apabila, detik, sejenak, seketika
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The attribute of being brief or fleeting
English: brevity, briefness, transience
Bahasa: singkat
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Adjective
Lasting for a markedly brief time
English: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary
Bahasa: sementara, sesaat, sejenak, sekilas, seketika, sekejap, pelarian, selayang pandang
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Lasting a very short time
English: ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious
Bahasa: sementara, seketika, sekejap
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Adverb
In the near future
English: soon, shortly, presently, before long
Bahasa: nanti, sebentar lagi
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For a short time
English: briefly
Bahasa: sekejap, singkat kata
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For a short time
English: awhile, for a while
Bahasa: sementara, seketika, sekejap, sejurus, sejemang
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