Definisi : bintang pop masa kini; of great ~, penting: an issue of the greatest ~, isu yg sangat penting. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : nampaknya dia berpuas hati dgn apa yg dia ada buat masa ini; have /o’s, its/ ~s, (colloq) ada masa-masanya + approp adj : on the whole it was a dull vacation but it had its ~s, percutian itu bolehlah dikatakan membosankan tetap (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : at odd ~s, tdk kira masa; at the last ~, pd saat(-saat akhir): she always does things at the last ~, dia selalu membuat kerja pd saat-saat akhir; for /a, one/ ~, langsung, sama sekali, sedikitpun: I wouldn’t for a ~ suggest (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : from one ~ to the next, sekejap-sekejap: she changes her mind from one ~ to the next, sekejap-sekejap dia mengubah fikirannya; just this ~, baru /sekejap (ini), sahaja/: he has only just this ~ walked in the door, dia baru saha (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : upon with pleasure,itulah antara saat bahagia yg menjadi kenangan manis seseorang; the ~ (that), sebaik sahaja: she ran towards me the ~ she saw me, dia berlari mendapatkan saya sebaik sahaja dia ternampak saya; at the ~, sekarang (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : a few ~s later he heard a knock at the door, sebentar kemudian, dia terdengar bunyi ketukan di pintu; just a ~, /sebentar, sekejap/ (ya): just a ~, I want to tell you something, sebentar ya, saya ingin memberitahukan sst kpd kamu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. very short length of time, seketika, sejenak; (imper) sebentar, (se)kejap: for a ~ he was stunned and could not say anything, dia tergamam seketika dan tdk dapat berkata apa-apa; “A ~ please,” the operator said,< (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)