I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
instant fame
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The success of her first novel brought her instant fame.
instant messaging
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instant messaging services
instant oblivion (= used to say that something or someone is forgotten immediately )
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His first album led to instant oblivion.
instant replay
took an instant dislike to (= they disliked each other immediately )
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They took an instant dislike to each other .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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He and Grégoire met, and it was almost instant dislike.
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How quickiy we learned to avoid those folks who promise you almost instant wealth by selling you foolproof kits and promises.
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His action had been almost instant and she knew he had wanted to beat her instead.
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The glue joints made were typical of this type of adhesive - almost instant and relatively brittle.
■ NOUN
access
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You will not enjoy absolutely instant access , but the extra interest is worth the wait.
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You get instant access 24 hours, seven days a week.
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Both require a minimum investment of £1, give instant access and include gifts.
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All three pay 6.85 per cent, offer instant access , and welcome deposits from £1.
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Other accounts offer better rates, but give you instant access to your cash without penalising you.
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Money that you may need in an emergency should go into an instant access account.
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These had advantages in handling and in instant access to a desired image without any winding.
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There is instant access to funds at each maturity date.
coffee
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I regularly pay £5 for 300g of instant coffee .
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He tries very slowly to stand up and get to the kitchen to give me some instant coffee .
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He then began adding back one food per day and when he included instant coffee it produced another bout of severe depression.
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He was advised to cut out all instant coffee from his diet and since then has kept very well by doing so.
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I've always got plenty of instant coffee and rapport ... Maybe he was shy.
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He could only regard her existential pain as a cup of instant coffee to be sweetened with saccharin.
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Widely available since the 1930s, instant coffee is produced commercially by brewing ground freshly roasted coffee to a strong concentrate.
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Freeze dried instant coffee is more aromatic than the instant coffee powder and more expensive.
death
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The combination of water and electricity means instant death - not a mild shock - death.
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The thought of an instant death , chosen in time and manner, seemed to have some minimising effect on that fear.
decision
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I certainly wouldn't go into a new business and make instant decisions about who has got to go.
dislike
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And to make matters worse I took an instant dislike to the wife.
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Feeley took an instant dislike to him.
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He and Grégoire met, and it was almost instant dislike .
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An interviewer who happens to be very short may take an instant dislike to having a general manager who is much taller.
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It had been clear from the start that the spinster had taken an instant dislike to both Ashi and her daughter.
dismissal
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An employer need not give any notice if the employee's conduct constitutes gross misconduct justifying instant dismissal .
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In itself, the offence justified instant dismissal under company rules.
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Auguste was therefore reprieved from instant dismissal from a post he had no idea he was occupying.
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For when one is dealing with such volatile temperaments, the slightest thing may result in my instant dismissal .
gratification
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It is our need for possession and instant gratification which we pursue with such intensity, whatever the costs.
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It takes a lot more work than this for instant gratification .
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The message is: we want instant gratification , but we don't think any of you can deliver it.
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Forbes is purchasing the same instant gratification at the advice of Carter Wrenn, a media warrior from Sen.
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This individual is concerned only with instant gratification .
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We live in a society where instant gratification is the norm.
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Many ticket buyers want instant gratification .
hit
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Meanwhile, the Cheltenham Festival's newest race, the £40,000 added Coral Cup, has been an instant hit with trainers.
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Unveiled in 1986, the megaliths were an instant hit .
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The Plaza Girls, a troupe of tall dancers that were an instant hit with the public.
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Shearer, an instant hit at Blackburn, has yet to convince me.
replay
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Along with that, the league should reinstitute the use of instant replay .
response
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The instant response was very favourable and next morning the reviews were superb.
solution
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But serious conflict can not be managed by way of instant solutions .
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There are no magic wands or instant solutions .
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We can't promise instant solutions , but we can promise to listen.
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This knowledge does not mean instant solutions , however.
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Many Sri Lankans are sceptical of the government's instant solution to the murder.
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There has never been an instant solution , indeed in some cases there has been no solution at all.
success
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Her instant success as a recording artist had, however, crystallised one thought in Kylie's head.
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There is no magic formula for instant success .
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Published in 1974, Pursuit was an instant success and was subsequently translated into thirteen foreign languages.
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But in 1990, Microsoft released, with unprecedented fanfare, Windows 3. 0, and found instant success .
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The expectations of his adopted nation were such that nothing other than instant success was going to do.
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The subsequent exhibition of the dormeuse at the London Museum was an instant success .
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Thus, emphasis must be placed upon gradual acceptance rather than the expectation of instant success .
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Those who taste instant success usually falter quickly in the aftermath of their luck.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He took an instant dislike to LeRoy.
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The workers are being threatened with instant dismissal.
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Underwater cables permitted instant communication between the continents.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Foam-breathing would have many uses, beginning with the use of oxygenated foam for instant well-being.
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I would reach for two mugs and two packets of the instant drink mix which was our evening ration.
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It was a brilliant move, and one that gave Clinton instant Stature-presidential stature-in the minds of many previous doubters.
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Polreis and Kimsey became instant friends, a bond made closer by the fact that both ultimately adopted children.
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The Marlins come as close to being instant pudding as almost any professional franchise in history.
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We knew that there were no instant or easy solutions to overcome the problems that we faced.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
brief
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Suddenly, for one brief instant , all was silence.
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In that brief instant we fused.
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For the briefest instant there was a look of self-reproach in his eyes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It took me an instant to recognize who he was.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All my resolve during my walks along the Seine to become detached from my family vanished in an instant .
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For an instant , he seemed to look at me, too.
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He could memorize a page of type or a visual pattern almost in an instant .
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The instant she touched it Luce felt the second star dip beneath the pressure of her finger.
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The scientists looked at each other in astonishment, and in that instant , Benny bolted.