間髪を入れず

警報が鳴り、係員は間髪を入れず避難を呼びかけた。
The alarm sounded, and the staff immediately called for evacuation.
質問が終わると、彼女は間髪を入れず答えた。
As soon as the question ended, she answered without missing a beat.
拍手が収まると、演奏者は間髪を入れず次の曲を始めた。
When the applause died down, the musician began the next piece without a pause.
一つ目の質問に続き、間髪を入れず次の質問が飛んだ。
The first question was followed without a pause by another.
相手の失言を聞くや、司会者が間髪を入れず訂正した。
The host immediately corrected the guest’s slip.

Similar words

間を置かず

即座に

すかさず

矢継ぎ早に

質問が終わると、彼女は間髪を入れず答えた。
As soon as the question ended, she answered without missing a beat.
警報が鳴り、係員は間髪を入れず避難を呼びかけた。
The alarm sounded, and the staff immediately called for evacuation.
一つ目の質問に続き、間髪を入れず次の質問が飛んだ。
The first question was followed without a pause by another.
相手の失言を聞くや、司会者が間髪を入れず訂正した。
The host immediately corrected the guest’s slip.
拍手が収まると、演奏者は間髪を入れず次の曲を始めた。
When the applause died down, the musician began the next piece without a pause.

すかさず

即座に

間を置かず

矢継ぎ早に

A hair could not fit into the interval: 間 means a gap and 髪 a hair. The image stresses a virtually nonexistent pause.

What does 間髪を入れず mean?

With no perceptible pause before the next action.

How do you read 間髪を入れず?

It is read かんはつをいれず, written kanhatsu o irezu.

When would you use 間髪を入れず?

Often describes a swift reply or one action following directly on another.

How is 間髪を入れず different from すぐに?

すぐに simply means “soon” or “immediately”; this idiom stresses that there is no gap between two events.

How does 間髪を入れず change in a sentence?

A fixed adverbial expression; use it before the verb describing the immediate response.

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