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Meaning of 'instant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Instant [ a.]
- Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.
- Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay.
- Present; current.
- A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment.
- A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3.
2 . Instant [ adv.]
- Instantly.

Meaning of 'instant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . instant [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Example in sentence:
  • if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Meaning (2):
- a particular point in time
Example in sentence:
  • the moment he arrived the party began
3 . instant [ s]
Meaning (3):
- demanding attention
Example in sentence:
  • a crying need;
  • an instant need;
  • clamant needs;
  • insistent hunger;
  • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
Meaning (4):
- occurring with no delay
Example in sentence:
  • instant gratification;
  • relief was instantaneous
Meaning (5):
- in or of the present month
Example in sentence:
  • your letter of the 10th inst

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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