Meaning Of The Word Instant

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What's The Definition Of Instant?

instant
An instant is an extremely short period of time.
If you say that something happens at a particular instant, you mean that it happens at exactly the time you have been referring to, and you are usually suggesting that it happens quickly or immediately.
Instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water.
You use instant to describe something that happens immediately.

instant in American English
urgent; pressing
adjective: succeeding without any interval of time; prompt; immediate
adverb: instantly
noun: an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment

instant in British English
noun: a very brief time; moment

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