Instant

//ˈɪnstənt//

Synonyms for "instant" (294 found)

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Closest matches (59)

Noun(13 words)

minute moment blink of an eye flash jiffy new york minute second trice twinkling point in time bat of an eye bit crack

insistent instantaneous moment present a breath about to be actual acute alert already in sight approaching apt as is at hand being bit blink of eye breath breathing brewing

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burning clamant clamorous close close at hand coming compelling contemporaneous contemporary coup crack critical crucial crying current cursory day

Adjective(7 words)

acute around the corner at hand bad brief clamant crying

Adjective(2 words)

clamant crying

Strong matches (88)

Adjective(20 words)

deciduous dire ephemeral evanescent exigent flash fleeting flying forthcoming fugacious fugitive immediate imminent impendent impending imperious in the offing in the wind insta instantaneous

decisive demanding dire direct draining earnest exacting exigent existent existing exorbitant expeditious extant extortionate fateful moment festinate feverish flash flying forthcoming

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Adjective(4 words)

exigent insistent inst instantaneous

Noun(7 words)

eyeblink glimpse half a mo heartbeat instant camera jiff jot

Related words (147)

juncture just around the corner kairos last minute last-minute latest lightning-like little little bit little while looming loud lowering lurking menacing microsecond millisecond minute modern moment of truth

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Noun(16 words)

mo new york second no time occasion sec sith span split second split-second spurt stound tick twink twinkle while wink

Adjective(27 words)

momentary on the boil passing pending perishable present pressing pressive proximate quick rash seasonable severe short short-lived sore split-second temporary to come toward

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transient transitive transitory upcoming urgent volatile whilend

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8 relation types

More general

7 entries

bit minute mo moment point point in time second

Synonyms

4 entries

blink of eye insistent instantaneous moment

Related terms

12 entries

inst inst.instakill instance instancy instantaneous instantaneously instanter instantial instantiate instantly

coordinate

2 entries

proximo ultimo

derived

23 entries

Instagram iBuyer instant karma instant loss 2koma instant mami instant mash instant mashed potatoes instant message instant messaging instant messenger instant noodle instant replay instant sunshine instant-runoff voting instantise instantize

Showing 16 of 23 words.

etymologically related_to

2 entries

in stand

related to

36 entries

abbreviation acute at once beverage current day food immediate immediately imminent impending inst instakill instance instancy instant coffee

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similar

4 entries

fast imperative present

Translations

192 translations across 41 languages.

Ancient Greek

2 entries

στιγμή noun (period of time)
στιγμή noun (point in time)

Arabic

1 entries

لَحْظَة noun (period of time)

Bulgarian

4 entries

моментален adj (momentary)
незабавен adj (imminent)
непосредствен adj (immediate)
спешен adj (urgent)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

即食 adj (quickly prepared)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

即食 adj (quickly prepared)
立即的 adj (immediate)
紧急的 adj (urgent)
紧迫的 adj (urgent)

Czech

4 entries

instantní adj (quickly prepared)
moment noun (period of time)
moment noun (point in time)
okamžik noun (period of time)

Danish

2 entries

øjeblik noun (period of time)
øjeblik noun (point in time)

Dutch

4 entries

dringend adj (urgent)
kant-en-klaar adj (quickly prepared)
kortstondig adj (momentary)
ogenblikkelijk adj (urgent)

Esperanto

2 entries

momento noun (period of time)
momento noun (point in time)

Finnish

4 entries

hetkellinen adj (momentary)
kiireellinen adj (urgent)
pika adj (quickly prepared)
tämän kuun adj (of the current month)

French

3 entries

instantané adj (quickly prepared)
instant noun (period of time)
instant noun (point in time)

Galician

4 entries

instante noun (period of time)
intre noun (period of time)
intre noun (point in time)
momento noun (point in time)

Gallurese

1 entries

stunda noun (period of time)

German

4 entries

augenblicklich adj (immediate)
bevorstehend adj (imminent)
dieses Monats adj (of the current month)
dringend adj (urgent)

Greek

2 entries

στιγμή noun (period of time)
στιγμή noun (point in time)

Hebrew

4 entries

בִּן רֶגַע adj (immediate)
בִּן רֶגַע adj (momentary)
בִּן רֶגַע adj (quickly prepared)
רֶגַע noun (period of time)

Hungarian

4 entries

azonnali adj (immediate)
egyszeriben/rögtön elérhető adj (immediate)
fenyegető adj (imminent)
folyó/f. hó/havi adj (of the current month)

Ido

1 entries

instanto noun (period of time)

Indonesian

1 entries

instan adj (quickly prepared)

Irish

1 entries

práinneach adj (urgent)

Italian

4 entries

immediato adj (immediate)
attimo noun (period of time)
istante noun (period of time)
istante noun (point in time)

Japanese

4 entries

その場で決めた adj (immediate)
インスタントの adj (quickly prepared)
今月の adj (of the current month)
切迫した adj (imminent)

Korean

2 entries

순간 noun (period of time)
인스턴트 noun (instant beverage or food)

Latin

1 entries

punctum temporis adj (immediate)

Malay

1 entries

segera adj (quickly prepared)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

øyeblikk noun (period of time)

Polish

4 entries

błyskawiczny adj (quickly prepared)
błyskawiczny noun (instant beverage or food)
chwila noun (period of time)
chwila noun (point in time)

Portuguese

4 entries

instantânea adj (quickly prepared)
instantâneo adj (quickly prepared)
instante noun (period of time)
instante noun (point in time)

Romanian

4 entries

acestei luni adj (of the current month)
imediat adj (immediate)
iminent adj (imminent)
instant adj (immediate)

Russian

4 entries

безотлага́тельный adj (imminent)
безотлага́тельный adj (urgent)
настоя́тельный adj (imminent)
настоя́тельный adj (urgent)

Sanskrit

2 entries

क्षण noun (period of time)
क्षण noun (point in time)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

grad adj (immediate)
mòmaid noun (period of time)
priobadh noun (period of time)

Spanish

3 entries

instantáneo adj (quickly prepared)
instante noun (period of time)
momento noun (point in time)

Swahili

1 entries

sasa noun (period of time)

Swedish

4 entries

dennes adj (of the current month)
omedelbar adj (immediate)
snabb adj (quickly prepared)
ögonblicklig adj (immediate)

Tagalog

2 entries

takda noun (period of time)
takna noun (point in time)

Thai

1 entries

สำเร็จรูป adj (quickly prepared)

Tocharian B

2 entries

kṣāṃ noun (period of time)
prentse noun (period of time)

Turkish

4 entries

acil adj (urgent)
hazır adj (quickly prepared)
şipşak adj (immediate)
an noun (period of time)

Vietnamese

4 entries

chút noun (period of time)
chốc noun (period of time)
chốc lát noun (period of time)
giây lát noun (period of time)

Yiddish

1 entries

אויגנבליק noun (period of time)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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To my amazement, it disappeared in an instant.

Source: tatoeba (18907)

Fanned by a strong wind, the fire spread in an instant.

Source: tatoeba (19186)

If we don't create an environment that enables instant Internet access, our company will also fall behind.

Source: tatoeba (23535)

The instant I open the lid an offensive smell greets my nose.

Source: tatoeba (28573)

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