instant
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
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