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- Dictionaryinstant/ˈɪnst(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. happening or coming immediately: "the offence justified instant dismissal" Similar Opposite
- 2. urgent; pressing: dated "an instant desire to blame others when things go wrong"
noun
- 1. a precise moment of time: "come here this instant!" Similar
- 2. a very short time; a moment: "for an instant the moon disappeared" Similar Opposite
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INSTANT definition: 1. happening immediately, without any delay: 2. Instant food or drink is dried, usually in the…. Learn more.
1. : produced or occurring with or as if with extreme rapidity and ease. 2. : immediate, direct. the play was an instant success. 3. a (1) : premixed or precooked for easy final preparation. instant pudding. (2) : appearing in or as if in ready-to-use form. instant poetry. b. : immediately soluble in water. instant coffee. 4. a.
An instant is a very short time. In combinations like instant coffee and instant replay it means available right away without a wait.
8 meanings: 1. a very brief time; moment 2. a particular moment or point in time 3. → See on the instant 4. immediate;.... Click for more definitions.
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. Synonyms: trice, jiffy, flash, twinkling, second. the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event. a particular moment: at the instant of contact.
1. Occurring at once; immediate: instant gratification. 2. Imperative; urgent: an instant need. 3. Now under consideration; present. 4. a. Commercially prepared or processed for quick and easy final preparation: an instant cake mix. b.
Definition of instant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INSTANT definition: 1. happening immediately: 2. Instant food or drink is dried, usually in the form of a powder, and…. Learn more.
From Middle English instant (“infinitely short period of time”), from Old French instant (“assiduous, at hand”, adj), from Latin instans, instant-(“present, pressing, urgent”, literally “standing near”), from in + stāre (“to stand”).
5 days ago · instant m (plural instants) instant, minute, moment en un instant ― in an instant il n’y a pas un instant à perdre ― there's not a moment to spare ne durer qu’un instant ― to last only an instant ne pas douter de quelque chose un seul instant ― not to doubt something for a minute