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   In·stant

   /ˈinst(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. happening or coming immediately: "the offense justified instant dismissal" Similar immediateinstantaneouson-the-spotpromptdirectswiftspeedyrapidquickexpeditiousexpresslightningsuddenprecipitateabruptinformal:snappyp.d.q. (pretty damn quick)literary:fleetratherare:alacritousOpposite delayedlong-term
   • ▪ prepared quickly and with little effort: "we can't promise instant solutions"
   • ▪ (of food) processed to allow quick preparation: "instant coffee" Similar pre-preparedready preparedready mixedprecookedfasteasy/quick to prepareeasy/quick to makemicrowaveableconvenienceTV
   • ▪ (of a person) becoming a specified thing immediately or very suddenly: "become an instant millionaire"
   • 2. urgent; pressing: dated "an instant desire to blame others when things go wrong"
   • 3. (in business letters) of the current month: dated "your letter of the 6th instant"
   • 4. of the present moment. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a precise moment of time: "come here this instant!" Similar momenttimepoint in timemoment in timeminutesecondhourstagephasejuncturepoint
   • 2. a very short space of time; a moment: "for an instant the moon disappeared" Similar short timelittle whilebitmomentminutesecondsplit secondtricetwinklingtwinkling of an eyeflash(less than) no timeno time at allinformal:secnanosecondjiffyjifftwo shakes of a lamb's tailthe blink of an eyemotwo tickssnapOpposite eternity
   • 3. instant coffee. informal

   Word Origin late Middle English (in instant (sense 2 of the adjective, sense 3 of the adjective, sense 4 of the adjective)): via Old French from Latin instant- ‘being at hand’, from the verb instare, from in- ‘in, at’ + stare ‘to stand’.

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   What is the difference between instant and immediate?

   • 1. Occurring at once; immediate: instant gratification. 2. Imperative; urgent: an instant need. 3. Now under consideration; present. 4. a. Commercially prepared or processed for quick and easy final preparation: an instant cake mix. b.

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   What does instant mean in English?

   • In ordinary speech, an instant has been defined as "a point or very short space of time," a notion deriving from its etymological source, the Latin verb instare, from in- + stare, meaning 'to stand upon or near.' Our Apps are nice too! Dictionary.

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   What does instant mean in physics?

   • In physics and the philosophy of science, instant refers to an infinitesimal interval in time, whose passage is instantaneous. In ordinary speech, an instant has been defined as "a point or very short space of time," a notion deriving from its etymological source, the Latin verb instare, from in- + stare, meaning 'to stand upon or near.'

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   What is an example of an instant?

   • You use instant to describe something that happens immediately. Mr Porter's book was an instant hit. He had taken an instant dislike to Mortlake. The man was killed instantly. The songs are instantly recognisable. Instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water. ...instant coffee.

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   noun. an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. Synonyms: trice, jiffy, flash, twinkling, second. the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event. a particular moment: at the instant of contact.

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   Definitions of instant. noun. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) synonyms: New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink. see more. noun. a particular point in time. synonyms: minute, moment, second. see more.

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