Canadian English Meaning of instant

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Definitions and Meaning of instant in English

Wordnet

instant (n)

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

a particular point in time

Wordnet

instant (s)

occurring with no delay

in or of the present month

demanding attention

Webster

instant (a.)

Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.

Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay.

Present; current.

A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment.

A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3.

Webster

instant (adv.)

Instantly.

FAQs About the word instant

instant

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat), a particular point in time, occurring with no delay, in or of the present month,

immediate,instantaneous,fast,split-second,fast,prompt,quick,fast,right away,summary

prolonged,protracted,slow,Sluggish,deferred,delayed,slow to act,late

instancy => instant, instancing => instancing, instanced => instanced, instance => instance, instamp => Instamp,