瞬時(しゅんじ)

しゅんじ
noun
instant, moment
1. instant, moment, split second
An extremely short period of time. Emphasizes how quickly something happens.
瞬時(しゅんじ)に判断(はんだん)する。
To judge in an instant.
データは瞬時(しゅんじ)に処理(しょり)される。
The data is processed in an instant.
彼(かれ)は危険(きけん)を瞬時(しゅんじ)に察知(さっち)して、子供(こども)を道路(どうろ)から引(ひ)き離(はな)した。
He instantly sensed the danger and pulled the child away from the road.

USAGE:
Almost always used adverbially with に: 瞬時(しゅんじ)に (in an instant, instantly). Emphasizes that something happens in a split second, often highlighting quick reflexes, fast processing, or immediate reactions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 瞬時(しゅんじ)に判断(はんだん)する: to judge instantly
  • 瞬時(しゅんじ)に反応(はんのう)する: to react instantly
  • 瞬時(しゅんじ)に理解(りかい)する: to understand instantly
  • 瞬時(しゅんじ)に消(き)える: to vanish in an instant

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 一瞬(いっしゅん): a moment, an instant (more common in everyday speech)
  • 瞬間(しゅんかん): moment, instant (can refer to a specific point in time)
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