instant
Meaning of instant
- happening or coming immediately.
the offence justified instant dismissal
- urgent; pressing.
an instant desire to blame others when things go wrong
- (in business letters) of the current month.
your letter of the 6th instant
- of the present moment.
- a precise moment of time.
come here this instant!
at that instant the sun came out
- a very short time; a moment.
for an instant the moon disappeared
- instant coffee.
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’.
Information about instant
- The plural form of instant is: instants.
- Languages in which instant is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of instant
in-stant
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- instant is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
instant synonyms
Meaning instantaneous:
Meaning clamant:
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent
Meaning blink of an eye:
flash, heartbeat, jiffy, trice, twinkling, wink
Meaning moment:
Meaning occurring or done at once; instant:
Meaning done without delay; immediate:
Meaning extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping:
Meaning happening quickly or promptly:
Meaning done or occurring quickly:
Meaning happening in a short time or at a great rate:
Meaning happening with little or no delay; prompt:
Meaning done with speed and efficiency:
Meaning convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct:
Meaning very quick:
Meaning occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning:
Meaning done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration:
Meaning sudden and unexpected:
Meaning irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish:
Meaning a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership:
Meaning (of a person or their actions) prompt and eager:
Meaning brisk or lively:
Meaning the favourable or appropriate time to do something:
Meaning a period of time equal to a twenty-fourth part of a day and night and divided into 60 minutes:
Meaning a point, period, or step in a process or development:
Meaning a distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development:
Meaning a particular point in events or time:
Meaning a particular moment in time or stage in a process:
Meaning a small piece, part, or quantity of something:
Meaning secant:
Meaning one thousand-millionth of a second:
Meaning a very short time; a moment:
Meaning a sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement:
instant antonyms
Meaning make (someone or something) late or slow:
Meaning infinite or unending time:
Words that rhyme with instant
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