Definitions for instant
ˈɪn stəntin·stant

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. moment, minute, second, instant(adj)

   a particular point in time

   "the moment he arrived the party began"

3. instantaneous, instant(a)(adj)

   occurring with no delay

   "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

4. instant, inst(adj)

   in or of the present month

   "your letter of the 10th inst"

5. 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"

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1. 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.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Instant(adj)

   pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest

   Etymology: [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.]

2. Instant(adj)

   closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay

   Etymology: [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.]

3. Instant(adj)

   present; current

   Etymology: [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.]

4. Instant(adverb)

   instantly

   Etymology: [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.]

5. Instant(adj)

   a point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment

   Etymology: [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.]

6. 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

   Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce instant?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of instant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of instant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of instant in a Sentence

1. Kate Smith:

   It's the easiest way to make' instant friends' abroad.

2. Sam Hook:

   One of the things that we noticed which was quite interesting was that these lakes are actually, in some cases, warming faster than the air temperatures because the air temperatures, you know, change in an instant, whereas the water temperatures, they reflect what is going on in the entire environment around them. So, it could be a reflection of there being less cloud cover, it could be a consequence of more glacial melt water coming into the lake. All these different processes taking place and they integrate them and they warm more gradually but the consequences of that warming can be very serious.

3. Joshua Grubbs:

   Middle-aged and younger adults have complained about how disrespectful younger generations were, how risque they were, how immoral they were, how lazy they were, or how unwise they were – this is sort of the natural order of things, however, the millennial generation is the first real generation to face that criticism in the digital age, where hot takes and instant opinions are ubiquitous.

4. Sara Haas:

   Intact whole grains that still have the outer layer [the bran], such as farro, freekeh, sorghum, and wheat berries, should be soaked in water overnight to help release the phytates, but this doesn't apply to semi-refined or unhulled types like pearled barley or instant oats.

5. Akhenaten:

   As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart here, and scorn to fly.

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