al instante

Spanish

Etymology

Compare similar constructions with Italian all'istante, and semantically further French à l'instant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al insˈtante/ [al ĩnsˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
• Syllabification: al ins‧tan‧te

Adverb

al instante

1. instantly, at once

Further reading

• “al instante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025