| ADJECTIVE | all | instant, instantaneous | occurring with no delay |
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| all | instant, inst | in or of the present month | |
| all | instant, clamant, crying, exigent, insistent | demanding attention | |
| NOUN | time | instant, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
| time | instant, moment, minute, second | a particular point in time |
| Sounds | ih'nstahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Occurring with no delay. | |
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| Synonym | instantaneous | |
| Broader | fast | Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
| Nouns | instancy | the quickness of action or occurrence |
| Meaning | In or of the present month. | |
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| Synonym | inst | |
| Broader | present | temporal sense |
| Meaning | demanding attention. | |
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| Example | "an instant need" | |
| Synonyms | clamant, crying, exigent, insistent | |
| Broader | imperative | requiring attention or action |
| Catalan | urgent | |
| Spanish | urgente | |
| Nouns | instancy | the quality of being insistent |
| Meaning | A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat). | |
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| Synonyms | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute | |
| Broader | moment, mo, minute, second, bit | An indefinitely short time |
| Catalan | instant, moment, pensament, segon | |
| Spanish | instante | |
| Meaning | A particular point in time. | |
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| Synonyms | moment, minute, second | |
| Narrower | climax, culmination | The decisive moment in a novel or play |
| eleventh hour, last minute | The latest possible moment | |
| moment of truth | A crucial moment on which much depends | |
| moment of truth | The moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull | |
| pinpoint | A very brief moment | |
| psychological moment | The most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect | |
| time | A suitable moment | |
| Broader | point, point in time | An instant of time |
| Catalan | instant, moment | |
| Spanish | instante, momento | |
| Adjectives | instantaneous | occurring with no delay |