fleeting moment
[ˈfliːtɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt]
noun phrasepl: fleeting moments / momentos fugidios
momento fugidio
1. A brief, passing period of time that is quickly gone; an instant that is difficult to capture or hold onto
In the fleeting moment before dawn, the sky turned pink and orange.
No momento fugidio antes do amanhecer, o céu ficou rosa e laranja.
2. A transient experience or instance that passes rapidly and is often memorable precisely because of its brevity
That fleeting moment of happiness stayed with her for years.
Aquele momento fugidio de felicidade permaneceu com ela por anos.
NYC Slang
quick minute / hot minute (informal usage for brief period)
Related Idioms & Phrases
carpe diem (seize the fleeting moment)
a moment in the sun (brief period of prominence)
here today, gone tomorrow (ephemeral nature of fleeting moments)
aproveitar o momento (seize the moment)
um piscar de olhos (in the blink of an eye)
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