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   instant

   /ˈɪnst(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. happening or coming immediately: "the offence justified instant dismissal" Similar immediateinstantaneouson-the-spotpromptdirectswiftspeedyrapidquickexpeditiousexpresslightningsuddenprecipitateabruptinformal:snappyp.d.q. (pretty damn quick)literary:fleetratherare:alacritousOpposite delayedlong-term
   • ▪ prepared quickly and with little effort: "we can't promise instant solutions"
   • ▪ (of food) processed to allow very quick preparation: "instant coffee" Similar pre-preparedready preparedready mixedpre-cookedfasteasy/quick to prepareeasy/quick to makemicrowaveableconvenienceTV
   • ▪ (of a person) becoming a specified thing immediately: "become an instant millionaire"
   • 2. urgent; pressing: dated "an instant desire to blame others when things go wrong"
   • 3. (in business letters) of the current month: dated "your letter of the 6th instant"
   • 4. of the present moment. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a precise moment of time: "come here this instant!" Similar momenttimepoint in timemoment in timeminutesecondhourstagephasejuncturepoint
   • 2. a very short time; a moment: "for an instant the moon disappeared" Similar short timelittle whilebitmomentminutesecondsplit secondtricetwinklingtwinkling of an eyeflash(less than) no timeno time at allinformal:secnanosecondjiffyjifftwo shakes of a lamb's tailthe blink of an eyemotwo tickssnapOpposite eternity
   • 3. instant coffee. informal

   Word Origin 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’.

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   What is the difference between instant and immediate?

   • 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.

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   Where does the word Instant come from?

   • 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”). Compare Old English instede (“immediately, on the spot, at once”). More at in, stand.

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   What does the term 'instant' mean in physics?

   • In physics, an instant refers to an infinitesimal interval in time, whose passage is instantaneous. In ordinary speech, an instant has been defined as 'a point or very short space of time', a notion deriving from its etymological source, the Latin verb instare, from in- + stare, meaning 'to stand upon or near'.

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   An instant is a very short time. In combinations like instant coffee and instant replay it means available right away without a wait.

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   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.

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