Instant
adjective
Happening immediately.
I felt an instant attraction to him.
Often appears as...
- instant relief
- instant attraction
noun
A very short moment of time.
I'll be back in an instant.
Often appears as...
- in an instant
- for an instant
adjective
Ready-made or available for use immediately.
I prefer instant coffee in the morning.
Often appears as...
- instant coffee
- instant food
adjective
Urgent; requiring immediate attention.
This matter is of instant importance.
Often appears as...
- instant importance
- instant action
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
adjective
Happening immediately.
I felt an instant attraction to him.
Often appears as...
- instant relief
- instant attraction
noun
A very short moment of time.
I'll be back in an instant.
Often appears as...
- in an instant
- for an instant
adjective
Ready-made or available for use immediately.
I prefer instant coffee in the morning.
Often appears as...
- instant coffee
- instant food
adjective
Urgent; requiring immediate attention.
This matter is of instant importance.
Often appears as...
- instant importance
- instant action
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Immediate Response
Use 'instant' when describing something that happens right away, without any delay.
She provided instant help when I needed it.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Instantaneous
'Instant' suggests quickness, but not always literally in a split second; context matters.
His instant response came after a few seconds.
Pro Tip 1/2Immediate Response
Use 'instant' when describing something that happens right away, without any delay.
She provided instant help when I needed it.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Instantaneous
'Instant' suggests quickness, but not always literally in a split second; context matters.
His instant response came after a few seconds.
Pro Tip 1/2Immediate Response
Use 'instant' when describing something that happens right away, without any delay.
She provided instant help when I needed it.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Instantaneous
'Instant' suggests quickness, but not always literally in a split second; context matters.
His instant response came after a few seconds.
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Video examples
Thinking your way out of...
working as a night janitor I instantly identified and showed it other the other students as a matter of fact we decide to start a little impostor support group we started meeting and talking about big intellectual frauds and how we're fooling all of our professors and everything went great for about three
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
each electron on the far side is detected at a single place at a specific instant, like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave
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When will the next mass...
occur too quickly for most living creatures to adapt, causing thousands of species to die off in a geological instant. We call this a mass extinction event, and although such events may be rare, paleontologists have been able to identify several of them
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Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
When he fixes you with those eyes, you just can't help -It's quite intimidating. -It is, yeah. -All right. -Napoleon's on a hair-trigger. He could go from kitten to killer in an instant. He's a bit mental. -You expect a bit of a reaction. -Yeah.
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The art of the metaphor...
and we know instantly what it would feel like if the sky were a fabric sewn shut. They can live in adjectives, too. "Still waters run deep," we say of someone quiet and thoughtful. And the deep matters as much as the stillness and the water do.
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How to recognize a...
ruling over impoverished masses. The new century brought more exciting and terrifying changes. Medical advances made it possible to transcend biological limits while mass media allowed instant communication between leaders and the public.
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Drones Sacrificed for...
Vanuatu we were there to investigate how quickly microbial colonization happens on rocks we certainly wouldn't imagine that there is life in the lava lake itself just way too hot for anything to happen but the instant the rock cools to
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Robert Waldinger: What...
for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that." The good life is built with good relationships.
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Super Smart Dolphin...
She manages to hit her chosen target almost instantly every time. Luna is a young dolphin and as such a little bit more motivated. She she likes to play, to investigate things,
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Killer Ant Swarm...
the soldiers protect the trail at any cost although blind they are highly sensitive to vibrations and air currents and become instantly defensive when
Video examples
Thinking your way out of...
working as a night janitor I instantly identified and showed it other the other students as a matter of fact we decide to start a little impostor support group we started meeting and talking about big intellectual frauds and how we're fooling all of our professors and everything went great for about three
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
each electron on the far side is detected at a single place at a specific instant, like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave
Video examples
When will the next mass...
occur too quickly for most living creatures to adapt, causing thousands of species to die off in a geological instant. We call this a mass extinction event, and although such events may be rare, paleontologists have been able to identify several of them
Video examples
Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
When he fixes you with those eyes, you just can't help -It's quite intimidating. -It is, yeah. -All right. -Napoleon's on a hair-trigger. He could go from kitten to killer in an instant. He's a bit mental. -You expect a bit of a reaction. -Yeah.
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
and we know instantly what it would feel like if the sky were a fabric sewn shut. They can live in adjectives, too. "Still waters run deep," we say of someone quiet and thoughtful. And the deep matters as much as the stillness and the water do.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
ruling over impoverished masses. The new century brought more exciting and terrifying changes. Medical advances made it possible to transcend biological limits while mass media allowed instant communication between leaders and the public.
Video examples
Drones Sacrificed for...
Vanuatu we were there to investigate how quickly microbial colonization happens on rocks we certainly wouldn't imagine that there is life in the lava lake itself just way too hot for anything to happen but the instant the rock cools to
Video examples
Robert Waldinger: What...
for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that." The good life is built with good relationships.
Video examples
Super Smart Dolphin...
She manages to hit her chosen target almost instantly every time. Luna is a young dolphin and as such a little bit more motivated. She she likes to play, to investigate things,
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
the soldiers protect the trail at any cost although blind they are highly sensitive to vibrations and air currents and become instantly defensive when
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Quote examples
Erica Jong
American Novelist
Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock. First people want to praise you, and then they want to attack you. No one can prepare you for it.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
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Jennifer Ellison
English Actress
I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.
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Graham Nash
British Musician
If every human being disappeared off the face of the earth in an instant, the earth would still keep spinning and the planet would develop new life forms.
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Erica Mena
That's what it is, once you find a man that loves you, you instantly have no choice but to give him all the respect in the world.
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Hope Davis
American Actress
It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Joan Didion
American Author
Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.
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James Huneker
American Writer
Great art is an instant arrested in eternity.
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Pierre Corneille
French Dramatist
Each instant of life is a step toward death.
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Erica Jong
American Novelist
Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock. First people want to praise you, and then they want to attack you. No one can prepare you for it.
Quote examples
Tony Robbins
American Speaker
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
Quote examples
Jennifer Ellison
English Actress
I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.
Quote examples
Graham Nash
British Musician
If every human being disappeared off the face of the earth in an instant, the earth would still keep spinning and the planet would develop new life forms.
Quote examples
Erica Mena
That's what it is, once you find a man that loves you, you instantly have no choice but to give him all the respect in the world.
Quote examples
Hope Davis
American Actress
It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world.
Quote examples
Ice Cube
American Musician
The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
Quote examples
Joan Didion
American Author
Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.
Quote examples
James Huneker
American Writer
Great art is an instant arrested in eternity.
Quote examples
Pierre Corneille
French Dramatist
Each instant of life is a step toward death.
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