For an instant time itself seemed to come to a stop.

The very instant he could see into the living room, the music had cut off.

The instant answer to that question is of course not.

For an instant nothing seemed to happen, but then everything happened at once.

What I have to say must be said at this very instant!

In fact, something is being done at this very instant!

At that very instant, the light in the room went out!

There was instant attention at the other end of the line.

On the other hand, some people see it as instant answer to every problem in life.

This is a society in which it has to be instant.

They wanted instant access, just to make sure things were in place.

It could come this very instant, for all I know.

If David needs instant money, he can go to his sister.

The name of the town has an instant association for him.

The thought of playing this game gave me an instant hard on again.

I never for an instant thought she was someone I'd spend 17 years of my life with.

The television became an instant success when it started in 1990.

Then again, he'd had no right or reason to expect instant success.

This would not bring an instant end to the island's problems.

It's a new design, sort of like an instant photograph.

He will appear here the very instant I step out.

He had their instant attention, though they did not recognize his nature.

Production began in May 1995 following the instant success of the first series.

His relationship with the animals, however, has not been an instant one.

For an instant no one knew it, not even Sam.

But she was out of the car in an instant.

An instant later, she was back in the real world.

The instant the light went out, he took her hand.

The other two men were on him in an instant.

For an instant the door left my control and began to open!

I could have been free of the place in an instant.

For an instant I thought she was talking to me.

He got a real good look at death in an instant.

The next instant he left the house on a run.

My friend, he must not be left alone an instant!

He was on his feet in an instant and across to her.

He was at my side in an instant, and together we held them back.

She looked at them for no more than an instant.

She saw him the instant he came into the room.

She could be through them and away in an instant.

Then in another instant she was back inside with him.

For the second time, she was an instant too late.

For an instant he thought of his own little son.

But at the same instant, she was through the door.

A big play on the field can change everything in an instant.

For an instant, she thought he was lost as well.

She never looked away from him, not even for an instant.

For an instant he did not seem to have heard.

At the same instant I saw her fall to the floor.

For an instant he held her face between his hands.