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English adjective: instant | |||
| 1. | instant occurring with no delay | ||
| Samples | Relief was instantaneous. Instant gratification. | ||
| Synonyms | instantaneous | ||
| Similar | fast | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
| 2. | instant in or of the present month | ||
| Samples | Your letter of the 10th inst. | ||
| Synonyms | inst | ||
| Similar | present | ||
| Antonyms | future, past | ||
| 3. | instant demanding attention | ||
| Samples | Clamant needs. A crying need. Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous. Insistent hunger. An instant need. | ||
| Synonyms | clamant, crying, exigent, insistent | ||
| Similar | imperative | ||
| Antonyms | beseeching, imploring, pleading | ||
English noun: instant | |||
| 1. | instant (time) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | ||
| Samples | If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash. | ||
| Synonyms | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bit, minute, mo, moment, second | ||
| 2. | instant (time) a particular point in time | ||
| Samples | The moment he arrived the party began. | ||
| Synonyms | minute, moment, second | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point, point in time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | climax, culmination, eleventh hour, last minute, moment of truth, moment of truth, pinpoint, psychological moment, time | ||
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