INSTANT


Meaning of INSTANT in English

n. 25B6; adjective

instant access to your money : IMMEDIATE, instantaneous, on-the-spot, prompt, swift, speedy, rapid, quick, express, lightning; sudden, precipitate, abrupt; informal snappy, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick).

instant meals : PRE-PREPARED, pre-cooked, ready mixed, fast; microwaveable, convenience, TV.

delayed.

25B6; noun

come here this instant! : MOMENT, time, minute, second; juncture, point.

it all happened in an instant : TRICE, moment, minute, (split) second, twinkling of an eye, flash, no time (at all); informal sec, jiffy, the blink of an eye; Brit. informal mo; N. Amer. informal snap.

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