Instant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪnstənt|  American pronunciation of the word instant
Brit.  |ˈɪnst(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word instant

noun

- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (syn: flash, heartbeat, jiffy, trice, twinkling, wink)
- a particular point in time (syn: minute, moment, second)

adjective

- occurring with no delay (syn: instantaneous)
relief was instantaneous
instant gratification
- in or of the present month
- demanding attention (syn: clamant, crying, exigent, insistent)
an instant need

Extra examples

For an instant, I forgot where I was.

The ride was over in an instant.

The movie was an instant hit.

He became an instant celebrity with the publication of his first novel.

We got an instant response from the company.

The Internet provides instant access to an enormous amount of information.

Is this coffee instant or regular?

At that instant I realized who had planned the whole scheme.

In the same instant he flung open the car door.

He has instant need of you.

He had taken an instant dislike to John.

The play was an instant success.

Previous felonies were not related to the instant crime.

The women took an instant dislike to one another.

The programme brought an instant response.

Word forms

noun
singular: instant
plural: instants
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