Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Instant pot basmati rice. A period of time so short as to be almost imperceptible. A particular or precise time: at the instant of combustion.

The current month: your letter of the 15th instant. A food or beverage designed for quick preparation. Commercially prepared or processed for quick and easy final preparation: an instant cake mix. Quickly and easily resolved or determined: instant lottery tickets.

Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. The pain disappeared in an instant. At the same instant, he flung open the car door.

He had taken an instant dislike to her. He was stirring instant coffee into two mugs of hot water. A very brief time:crack, flash, minute, moment, second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink. A particular interval of time that is limited and often crucial:juncture, moment, point. Compelling immediate attention:burning, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, pressing, urgent.

Without delay:directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, right away, right off, straightaway, straight off. 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Elle appela la police à l’instant où il partit. Elle saurait si c’était vrai à l’instant où il entrerait.

La pièce a été un succès immédiat. Il avait tout de suite pris Rachel en grippe. Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. His latest play was an instant success. I’ll be there in an instant. He went to bed and instantly fell asleep. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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Embed this button to your site! To save this word, you’ll need to log in. For an instant, I forgot where I was. The ride was over in an instant. The movie was an instant hit. He became an instant celebrity with the publication of his first novel.