English dictionary
instant
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- demanding attention
adjective
- occurring with no delay
adjective
- in or of the present month
noun
- a particular point in time
noun
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Example sentences
clamant needs
a crying need
{'source': 'H.L.Mencken', 'text': 'regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous'}
insistent hunger
an instant need
relief was instantaneous
instant gratification
your letter of the 10th inst
the moment he arrived the party began
if I had the chance, I'd do it in a flash