vụt chốc

Vụt chốc, bầu trời tối sầm và mưa rơi.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Suddenly; in an instant; abruptly: Describes an event or change that happens very quickly and without warning, emphasizing the briefness of the moment in which it occurs.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Vụt chốc, bầu trời tối sầm lại. (Suddenly, the sky darkened.)
  • Cô ấy vụt chốc nhớ ra mình đã quên chìa khóa. (In an instant, she remembered she had forgotten her keys.)
  • Niềm vui vụt chốc tan biến. (The joy vanished abruptly.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used at the beginning of a sentence to set the scene for a sudden change or realization.
• It carries a slightly literary or dramatic tone, often used in narratives to convey a swift, unexpected shift.

Variants and Related Words

• Vụt (adv): Can imply a swift, sudden movement (e.g., - to switch off suddenly).
• Chốc lát (n): A brief moment, an instant.
  • Hãy đợi tôi một chốc lát. (Please wait for me a moment.)

Synonyms

• Suddenly: Happening quickly and unexpectedly.
• Instantly: Occurring immediately.
• Abruptly: In a sudden and unexpected way.
• In a flash: Very quickly.

Related Idioms

• Trong chốc lát: In a moment, in an instant.
  • Mọi thứ thay đổi trong chốc lát. (Everything changed in an instant.)