instant

/ˈɪnstənt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

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”
2. a particular point in time
   “the moment he arrived the party began”

adjective

1. occurring with no delay
   “relief was instantaneous”
2. in or of the present month
   “your letter of the 10th inst”
3. demanding attention- H.L.Mencken
   “clamant needs”

Synonyms for instant

• blink of an eye
• flash
• heartbeat
• jiffy
• split second
• trice
• twinkling
• wink
• New York minute
• moment
• minute
• second
• instantaneous
• fast
• inst
• present
• clamant
• crying
• exigent
• insistent
• imperative