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à tout instant

French, adverb/a tu.t‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃/

à tout instant is a French adverb meaning “at any time, anytime, any time now, any minute now” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Continuellement, sans cesse”.

What does à tout instant mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    at any time, anytime, any time now, any minute now

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

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Continuellement, sans cesse. 2. À n’importe quel instant. Imminemment.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce à tout instant?

  • /a tu.t‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃/
  • \a tu.t‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\

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