There was, for the fleeting of an instant, fear in the eyes.

For the space of an instant, the boy in the cabin seemed to focus directly upon him.

In three quarters of a moment and half an instant there was a splash.

In the space of an instant, Rebecca had become terrified.

His second thought came a fraction of an instant later.

Pete's eyes followed the hand for a fraction of an instant.

It was the action of an instant, but that, and the old man's look, were quite enough.

To cut his throat would be the work of an instant.

I let it have its lifetime in the shadow of an instant.

To tangle my fingers in it was the work of but an instant.