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instant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink |
| Type of | bit, minute, mo, moment, second |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | minute, moment, second |
| Type of | point, point in time |
| Has types | psychological moment, last minute, time, climax, culmination, eleventh hour, moment of truth, pinpoint |
| Derivation | instantaneous |
instant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | instantaneous |
| Derivation | instancy |
relief was instantaneous.
instant gratification.
instant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inst |
Examples of instant
instant
The test, a rite of passage, turns its highest scorers into instant celebrities.
From the abcnews.go.com
He'd passed an instant background check as required, according to news accounts.
From the news-journalonline.com
Some of the products on our list are new ones that have become instant classics.
From the forbes.com
Sports fans will love the instant-replay button, which jumps back eight seconds.
From the businessweek.com
The prison tours, led by former guards and wardens, proved to be an instant hit.
From the suntimes.com
Windows Live will soon have a new instant messenger client embedded on the site.
From the techcrunch.com
In the first instant you should respond as you think you would in the situation.
From the independent.co.uk
It was replaced with an instant-up folding pantry, which really is the business.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It numbs everything the instant it touches your lips and moves down your throat.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Instantaneous: occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
- Blink of an eye: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
- In or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"
- Moment: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
- Clamant: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
- (instantly) immediately: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
- (instancy) immediacy: the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"
- (instancy) imperativeness: the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"
- A very short period of time; a moment; A single, usually precise, point in time; An instant beverage or food, especially instant coffee; The current month (abbreviated as: inst. ...
