instant
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
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
See instant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˈstənt)
noun- An almost imperceptible space of time. See Synonyms at moment.
- A particular or precise time: at the instant of combustion.
- Abbr. inst. The current month: your letter of the 15th instant.
- A food or beverage designed for quick preparation.
adjective- Occurring at once; immediate: instant gratification.
- Imperative; urgent: an instant need.
- Now under consideration; present.
a. Commercially prepared or processed for quick and easy final preparation: an instant cake mix.
b. Readily soluble in water: instant coffee; instant powdered milk.
c. Appearing, done, or taking place with or as if with maximum quickness and ease: “She had the gift of instant intimacy” (Sylvia Jukes Morris).
adverb At once; instantly.
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