instant Definition
in·stant (in′stənt)
adjective
- urgent; pressing
- soon to happen; imminent
- without delay; immediate to demand instant obedience
- designating a food or beverage in readily soluble, concentrated, or precooked form, that can be prepared quickly, as by adding water
- Archaic present; current
Etymology: LME < MFr < L instans, prp. of instare, to stand upon or near, press < in-, in, upon + stare, to stand
adverb
- Old Poet. at once; instantly
- Old-fashioned (in the) present (month) yours of the 13th (day) instant received
noun
- a point or very short space of time; moment
- a particular moment
instant Idioms
on the instant
without delay
the instant
as soon as
instant Synonyms
instant
modif.
instant Synonyms
instant
n.
on the instant
instant Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hesitate: If he had hesitated an instant at the water's edge it would have been nothing.
- continue: Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 12.
- lose: Oh, let us lose not an instant in bringing help to this poor creature.
- give: In other words, at any given instant, only a single dot is actually visible on the screen.
Adjective modifier
- brief: For a brief instant his expression darkened, and he suddenly looked very old.
- same: I saw a lone woman walking in the wind and at the same instant so did Finn.
- single: A witness described him as ' a man made entirely for God, unable to remain a single instant without God ' .
- particular: Suppose you had a single hydrogen atom and at a particular instant plotted the position of the one electron.
- popular: Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!
Modifies a noun
- gratification: He lives for the moment rather than in the moment, pursuing instant gratification without thinking of how his actions may affect others.
- messenger: If you wish to argue with people then go to instant messenger or email.
- confirmation: Booking information is sent directly to the taxi firm, who can then send instant confirmation.
- quote: Gatwick Silver Lady Parking Services To get an instant quote for Gatwick Silver Lady Parking Services parking, please click here.
- replay: CNN: " Wow, can we get that explosion on instant replay?
- feedback: With written communication, you do not get that instant feedback.
Modifying Another Word
almost: The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in June 1997 to almost instant success.
Noun used with modifier
- sampling: The numbers stored correspond to the amplitudes of the waveform at the sampling instants indicated by the black vertical lines.
- auto: Wind of auto instant insurance online the true underlying differences.
Preposition: in
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