"de un momento a otro"?

Question

I have to do a translation (Spanish > English), but there's a part in the text that I don't really understand: "nada más esperaba la salida" (the whole sentence is "Mi tía Emilita ya tenía arreglados los papeles para marcharse a España con su familia, y nada más esperaba la salida de un momento a otro")

If you could help me with this, I would be very grateful.

Answer 1

This is my guess:

-She had everything prepared, and she was only waiting for the moment to depart.

-She was nothing but waiting for the moment to depart.

But don't get confused with 'de un momento a otro'. It means: a short period of time.

-¡Apúrate! El avión saldrá de un momento al otro. - Hurry up! The plane will leave in no time.

-Las cosas cambiaron de un nomento a otro - Suddenly, things changed.

I hope it helps. Please correct my English!

English help: She was waiting for nothing but for the moment to depart. - Raja-jani, Nov 8, 2013

Thank you! - nelson_rafael, Nov 8, 2013

Nice job :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 8, 2013

Answer 2

De un momento a otro = Imminently = Any time now.

Answer 3

• ..nothing more than waiting to leave...
• ..nothing more than awaiting the departure...

Answer 4

Thanks a lot for the help!