instant
IPA: ˈɪnstʌnt
noun
- A very short period of time; a moment.
- A single, usually precise, point in time.
- A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.
- Ellipsis of instant camera. [A camera that uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after the photograph is taken.]
adjective
- (dated) Impending; imminent.
- (dated) Urgent; pressing; acute.
- (dated) Insistent; persistent.
- (law) Present; current; extant.
- Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
- Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
- Very quickly and easily prepared.
- Of the current month.
adverb
- (poetic) At once; immediately.
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