一時はどうなる<こと>かと思った

[thetazuo]

「一時はどうなることかと思ったけど、怪我の功名ってやつね。」

Hi. I also found the expression 一時はどうなるかと思った(「At one point [For a while] I was really worried.) in a dictionary. Are both 一時はどうなることかと思った and 一時はどうなるかと思った the same? If they are, what would be the function of the こと?

Thank you.

 

[ghostlyrocket]

I think it was indicate some kind of terrible situation, and it could be omitted. They are the same.

 

[SoLaTiDoberman]

どうなることかと思った
I wondered what problem/matter/thing would happen/come next.

どうなるかと思った
I wondered what would happen/come next.

They're the same.

 

[thetazuo]

Thank you both.