ひと時

Meaning

1. n
   a (short) time; a while; moment
2. nadv
   one time (in the past); a period; former times
3. n archaic
   two-hour period

Example sentences

• 霧のために、交通は一時不通になっている。

  Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.

• 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥。

  Nothing is lost for asking.

• 彼女の急死で私は一時何も考えられなかった。

  I was numbed by her sudden death.