一旦 (いったん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

一旦 (いったん) means once / temporarily / for a moment.

See example sentences below.

一旦 at a glance

一旦

いったんittan

N2adv

once / temporarily / for a moment

一旦いったんittanN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

once / temporarily / for a moment

Example 1

いったん家に帰って休みます。

Translation

I'll go home and rest for a while.

Example 2

いったん話を止めて考えましょう。

Translation

Let's pause the conversation and think for a moment.