Defenition of the word instant
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Defenition of the word instant
- a very short time; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
- demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
- in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"
- occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
- a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash"
- a particular point in time
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- demanding attention
- occurring with no delay
- in or of the present month
Synonyms for the word instant
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- blink of an eye
- clamant
- crying
- current
- direct
- exigent
- flash
- immediate
- importunate
- insistent
- inst
- instantaneous
- jiffy
- minute
- moment
- New York minute
- on the spot
- present
- pressing
- second
- split second
- the twinkling of an eye
- time
- trice
- twinkling
- undelayable
- urgent
- wink
Similar words in the instant
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- fast
- imperative
- instant
- instant's
- instantaneous
- instantaneously
- instantly
- instants
- present
- present(a)
Hyponyms for the word instant
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- climax
- culmination
- eleventh hour
- last minute
- moment of truth
- pinpoint
- psychological moment
- time
Hypernyms for the word instant
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- bit
- minute
- mo
- moment
- point
- point in time
- second
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