saglit

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saɡˈlit/ [sɐɡˈlit̪̚], (colloquial) /saɡˈlet/ [sɐɡˈlɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: sag‧lit

saglít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

1. instant; brief moment

   Synonym: sandali

   Bigyan mo ako ng isang saglit at magpapalit lang ako ng damit. ― Give me one moment and I’ll just change (my) clothes.

   Saglit ko lang nilunok ang kapsulang pandiyeta. ― It only takes a moment to take the diet capsule.

2. second (1/60 of a minute)

   Synonyms: segundo, (uncommon) sandali

3. going in a hurry for a very short time (to a certain person or place)

   Synonym: pagsaglit

saglít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

1. brief; for a short while

   Synonym: sandali

   Nagmeryenda lang ako nang saglit bago ako bumalik sa trabaho. ― I had a brief snack before I went back to work.

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