I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , fleeting
▪
For a brief ~, I thought she was going to fall.
▪ given , one , single
▪
His news was too important to be contained for a single ~ longer.
▪
At any given ~ the distribution of molecular speeds is always constant under the same conditions.
▪ very
▪
He took out his keys to lock the door. At that very ~ the door flew open and a man ran into the room.
VERB + INSTANT
▪ hesitate for , pause for
▪
He paused for an ~ before continuing.
PREPOSITION
▪ at … ~
▪
The bomb could go off at any ~.
▪ for an ~
▪
Just for an ~ I thought he was going to refuse.
▪ in an ~
▪
It was all over in an ~.
▪ the next ~
▪
The next ~ she was flying through the air.
▪ ~ after , ~ before
▪
She woke up in the ~ before the phone rang.
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ almost
▪
His response was almost ~.
Instant is used with these nouns: ↑ access , ↑ answer , ↑ appeal , ↑ celebrity , ↑ classic , ↑ coffee , ↑ credibility , ↑ cure , ↑ death , ↑ dislike , ↑ dismissal , ↑ fame , ↑ feedback , ↑ hit , ↑ impact , ↑ insight , ↑ liking , ↑ message , ↑ rapport , ↑ recognition , ↑ relief , ↑ replay , ↑ retaliation , ↑ smash , ↑ solution , ↑ success , ↑ transformation , ↑ wealth