Meaning
刻一刻と (こくいっこくと, kokuikkokuto) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “moment by moment”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 9
締切時間が刻一刻と迫ってくる
The deadline time approaches minute by minute.
時は刻一刻と過ぎていった.
The clock beat the minutes away.
事は一刻の猶予も許さない.
The matter brooks no delay.
我々は一刻も早くと息もつかずに駆けつけた.
We hurried on without stopping to recover our breath.
一刻も早く英国の土を踏みたいと考えていた。
He wanted to set foot on English soil as soon as possible.
事態は急であるから一刻も待てないと彼は言った。
He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.
私は一刻も早くそれが見つかることを願っています。
I hope I'll find that immediately.
私たちは一刻も早くその締結をしたいと思っています。
We want to conclude that quickly.
もはや一刻の猶予もなく岸へ引き返すと、小型ボートに飛び乗った。
With not a moment to spare, he turned back to the shore and jumped into the small boat.