一jat1時si4

English

1. a period of time
2. suddenly; at an instant
3. sometimes..., but other times...
4. in a moment; for the moment
5. a while
6. for a short while
7. temporary
8. momentary
9. at the same time

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 連接兩種間中交替出現嘅情況（一時⋯⋯一時⋯⋯）
2. 短時間內；突然；忽然

Examples

• 一時感觸

  to get touched; to get impressed

• 我一時諗唔起。

  I cannot think of it for the moment.

• 佢個病一時好，一時壞。

  His illness sometimes gets better, but sometimes gets worse.

• 你一時又學芭蕾舞，一時又學唱歌，結果冇樣叻。

  You switch back and forth between learning ballet and learning singing. As a result you are not good at either.

• 真是轟動一時。

  It was sensational.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 一时间我还以为他疯了。

  For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 我們在同一時間到了那裡。

  We got there at the same time.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 十一時了，你該上床睡覺了。

  It's already eleven. It's high time you were in bed.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY