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) |
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time | instant, moment, minute, second | a particular point in time | |
ADJECTIVE | all | instant, instantaneous | occurring with no delay |
all | instant, inst | in or of the present month | |
all | instant, clamant, crying, exigent, insistent | demanding attention |
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 |
Spanish | instantáneo | |
Catalan | instantani | |
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 |
Spanish | apremiante, inaplazable, insistente, perentorio, urgente | |
Catalan | apressant, exigent, inaplaçable, insistent, peremptori, urgent | |
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 |
Spanish | instante, momento, parpadeo, periquete, santiamén, segundo | |
Catalan | flash, instant, pensament, segon, tres i no res |
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 |
Spanish | instante, minuto, momento | |
Catalan | instant, moment | |
Adjectives | instantaneous | occurring with no delay |
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