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1. (n.) instant
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; moment.
2. instant
the point of time now present:
Come here this instant!
3. instant
a particular moment:
at the instant of contact.
4. instant
an instant beverage or other product, esp. instant coffee.
5. (adj.) instant
succeeding without any interval of time; immediate:
instant relief.
6. instant
pressing or urgent:
instant need.
7. instant
(of a food or beverage) processed so as to require minimal time and effort to prepare, as just the addition of water:
instant coffee.
8. instant
produced, occurring, or appearing rapidly and with little or no preparation or effort:
instant answers.
9. instant
designed to act or produce results quickly or immediately:
an instant lottery.
10. instant
present; current:
the instant case before the court.
11. (adv.) instant
instantly.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L instant-, s. of instāns, prp. of instāre to be present, urgent =in-in -2+stāre to stand)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
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"
2. (adj) moment, minute, second, instant
a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
3. (adj) instantaneous, instant(a)
occurring with no delay
"relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
4. (adj) instant, inst
in or of the present month
"your letter of the 10th inst"
5. (adj) clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
demanding attention
"clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
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1. (adjective) instant
happening immediately
The news had an instant effect on stock prices.; young singers hoping for instant fame
2. instant
(of food) made by adding water
instant coffee/oatmeal/soup
3. instant
a particular moment in time
At that instant I knew I wouldn't see him again.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) instant
pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest
2. (adj) instant
closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay
3. (adj) instant
present; current
4. (adj) instant
a point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment
5. (adj) instant
a day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3
6. (adverb) instant
instantly
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Sense: immediate
Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.
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 Afrikaans: onmiddellike |
 Arabic: حالي، جاري |
 Bulgarian: внезапен |
 Brazilian: imediato |
 Czech: okamžitý |
 German: augenblicklich |
 Danish: øjeblikkelig |
 Greek: άμεσος |
 Spanish: instantáneo, inmediato |
 Estonian: silmapilkne |
 Farsi: فوری |
 Finnish: välitön |
 French: immédiat |
 Hebrew: מִיָדִי |
 Hindi: तुरन्त |
 Croatian: trenutačan |
 Hungarian: azonnali |
 Indonesian: seketika |
 Icelandic: tafarlaus; sem verður sam |
 Italian: immediato |
 Japanese: 即座の |
 Korean: 즉각적인 |
 Lithuanian: įvykstantis tuoj pat |
 Latvian: tūlītējs; steidzams |
 Malay: segera |
 Dutch: onmiddellijk |
 Norwegian: øyeblikkelig, umiddelbar |
 Polish: natychmiastowy |
 Persian: فوری |
 Pashto: مدلاسه، فورې، جارى، ناڅاپ |
 Portuguese: imediato |
 Romanian: imediat |
 Russian: немедленный |
 Slovak: okamžitý |
 Slovenian: takojšen |
 Serbian: trenutan |
 Swedish: ögonblicklig, omedelbar |
 Thai: ทันที |
 Turkish: derhal olan, anlık |
 Taiwanese: 立即的 |
 Ukrainian: негайний; миттєвий |
 Urdu: فوری |
 Vietnamese: ngay lập tức |
 Chinese: 立即的 |
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