I. noun
1.
an infinitesimal space of time
came not an instant too soon
Synonyms: breathing, crack, flash, ||jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, second, shake, split second, ||tick, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
2.
Synonyms: point 7, juncture, moment
3.
Synonyms: occasion 5, moment, time, while
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: pressing , burning, clamant, crying, dire, exigent, imperative, importunate, insistent, urgent
2.
Synonyms: present , contemporary, current, existent, extant, present-day, todayish
3.
Synonyms: instantaneous , hair-trigger, immediate