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de un momento a otro

Spanish, adverb/de um moˌmento a ˈotɾo/

de un momento a otro is a Spanish adverb meaning “suddenly, in the blink of an eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does de un momento a otro mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    suddenly, in the blink of an eye

  2. 2

    any time now, momentarily

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce de un momento a otro?

  • /de um moˌmento a ˈotɾo/
  • [d̪e ũm moˌmẽn̪.t̪o a ˈo.t̪ɾo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.