Definitions for instant
ˈɪn stəntin·stant

blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute(noun)
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"
moment, minute, second, instant(adj)
a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
instantaneous, instant(a)(adj)
occurring with no delay
"relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
instant, inst(adj)
in or of the present month
"your letter of the 10th inst"
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant(adj)
demanding attention
"clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"

Instant(n.)
A point in time; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment; as, the situation may change in an instant.

Origin: [F. instant, fr. L. instans standing by, being near, present. See Instant, a.]

Instant(adj)
pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest
Instant(adj)
closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay
Instant(adj)
present; current
Instant(adverb)
instantly
Instant(adj)
a point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment
Instant(adj)
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

Origin: [L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to stand upon, to press upon; pref. in- in, on + stare to stand: cf. F. instant. See Stand.]

Instant
in′stant, adj. pressing, urgent: immediate: quick: without delay: present, current, as the passing month.—n. the present moment of time: any moment or point of time.—n. Instantanē′ity.—adj. Instantān′eous, done in an instant: momentary: occurring or acting at once: very quickly.—adv. Instantān′eously.—n. Instantān′eousness.—advs. Instan′ter, immediately; In′stantly, on the instant or moment: immediately: (Shak.) at the same time: (B.) importunately, zealously. [L. instans, -antis, pr.p. of instāre—in, upon, stāre, to stand.]

Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'instant' in Adjectives Frequency: #925

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of instant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of instant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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Translations for instant

لَحْظةArabic
okamžik, moment, instantníCzech
øjeblikDanish
bevorstehend, hujus, instant, Augenblick, vorübergehend, augenblicklich, Moment, dringend, dieses Monats, fertig-, momentanGerman
στιγμήGreek
momentoEsperanto
instante, momentoSpanish
[[tämän]] [[kuun]], pikaruoka, pika-, pikakahvi, kiireellinen, välitön, hetki, hetkellinenFinnish
instant, instantanéFrench
mòmaid, grad, priobadhScottish Gaelic
רגעHebrew
pillanatHungarian
attimo, istante, immediatoItalian
急ぎの, 切迫した, 瞬間, 瞬時の, その場で決めた, インスタントの, 火急の, インスタント, 差し迫った, 即席の, 即席, 今月, 緊急のJapanese
moment, onmiddelijk, ogenblikkelijk, dringend, kant-en-klaar, poosje, kortstondig, ogenblikDutch
instantânea, instante, instantâneoPortuguese
instantRomanian
мгнове́ние, безотлага́тельный, настоя́тельный, моме́нт, неме́дленный, теку́щий, раствори́мый, сро́чный, предстоя́щийRussian
omedelbar, ögonblick, ögonblickligSwedish
sasaSwahili
உடனடிTamil
an, hazırTurkish
فوریUrdu