Illustration: In a family dining room, a cook has barely lowered a serving tray beside a plate of freshly made bite-sized snacks. The cook's oven-mitted hands remain suspended near the plate, but the children gathered around it already have full cheeks and crumbs at their fingertips.

JLPT N3expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

あっという間ま

atto iu ma

in no time, in an instant

Example sentences

  1. 夏休なつやすみなんてあっという間まさ。

    Summer vacation goes away in the blink of an eye.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 楽たのしい時間じかんはあっという間まだね。

    Time flies when you’re having fun.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. お金かねを稼かせぐのは時間じかんがかかるが、使つかうのはあっという間まだ。

    Money takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it in no time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 間

  • 間space; intervalOnカン・ケンKunあいだ・ま・あい

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