ALL meanings of instant
in·stant
I i - noun instant A very short period of time; a moment. 1
- noun instant moment 1
- abbreviation INSTANT immediate 1
- adjective instant food, drink: prepared 1
- noun instant an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. 1
- noun instant the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event. 1
- noun instant a particular moment: at the instant of contact. 1
- noun instant a food or beverage, especially coffee, specially processed for quick preparation. 1
- noun instant Older Use. the present or current month. 1
- adjective instant succeeding without any interval of time; prompt; immediate: instant relief from a headache. 1
- adjective instant pressing or urgent: instant need. 1
- adjective instant noting a food or beverage requiring a minimal amount of time and effort to prepare, as by heating or the addition of milk or water, before being served or used: instant coffee; instant pudding. 1
- adjective instant occurring, done, or prepared with a minimal amount of time and effort; produced rapidly and with little preparation: an instant book; instant answers; instant history. 1
- adjective instant designed to act or produce results quickly or immediately: an instant lottery. 1
- adjective instant Older Use. of the present month: your letter of the 12th instant. Abbreviation: inst. Compare proximo, ultimo. 1
- adjective instant present; current: the instant case before the court. 1
- abbreviation INSTANT instantly. 1
- countable noun instant An instant is an extremely short period of time. 0
- singular noun instant 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. 0
- adjective instant You use instant to describe something that happens immediately. 0
- adjective instant Instant food is food that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding water. 0
- noun instant a very brief time; moment 0
- noun instant a particular moment or point in time 0
- adjective instant immediate; instantaneous 0
- adjective instant (esp of foods) prepared or designed for preparation with very little time and effort 0
- adjective instant urgent or imperative 0
- adjective instant of the present month 0
- adjective instant currently under consideration 0
- adjective instant urgent; pressing 0
- adjective instant soon to happen; imminent 0
- adjective instant without delay; immediate 0
- adjective instant designating a food or beverage in readily soluble, concentrated, or precooked form, that can be prepared quickly, as by adding water 0
- adjective instant present; current 0
- adverb instant at once; instantly 0
- adverb instant (in the) present (month) 0
- noun instant a point or very short space of time; moment 0
- noun instant a particular moment 0