Meaning & Definition of Instant in English
English⟶
Instant
/ɪnstənt/
noun
1. A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- "If i had the chance i'd do it in a flash"
synonym:
- blink of an eye,
- flash,
- heartbeat,
- instant,
- jiffy,
- split second,
- trice,
- twinkling,
- wink,
- New York minute
2. A particular point in time
- "The moment he arrived the party began"
synonym:
- moment,
- minute,
- second,
- instant
adjective
1. Occurring with no delay
- "Relief was instantaneous"
- "Instant gratification"
synonym:
- instantaneous,
- instant(a)
2. In or of the present month
- "Your letter of the 10th inst"
synonym:
- instant,
- inst
3. Demanding attention
- "Clamant needs"
- "A crying need"
- "Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- h.l.mencken
- "Insistent hunger"
- "An instant need"
synonym:
- clamant,
- crying,
- exigent,
- insistent,
- instant
Examples of using
Come here this instant.
Let me know the instant Tom arrives.
I want to buy a coffee maker, I can't drink instant coffee any longer, it's disgusting.