instant
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(satellite adjective) in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst" |
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Synonyms: inst |
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(satellite adjective) occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification" |
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Synonyms: instantaneous |
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(noun) a very short time; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" |
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Synonyms: New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink |
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Related Words: bit, minute, moment, second |
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(noun) a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" |
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Synonyms: minute, moment, second |
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Related Words: climax, culmination, pinpoint, point, point in time, psychological moment, time |
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(satellite adjective) demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" |
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Synonyms: clamant, crying, exigent, insistent |
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