instant

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A very short period of time; a moment.
2. A single, usually precise, point in time.
3. A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of instant camera.

Adj

1. (dated, not-comparable) Impending; imminent.
2. (dated, not-comparable) Urgent; pressing; acute.
3. (dated, not-comparable) Insistent; persistent.
4. (not-comparable) Present; current; extant.
5. (not-comparable) Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
6. (not-comparable) Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
7. (not-comparable) Very quickly and easily prepared.
8. (dated, not-comparable) Of the current month.

Adv

At once; immediately.

Verb

To urge, press (smeone); to insist on, demand (something).

Conceptes

instant

moment

segon

2nd

hora

immediat

pensament

💭

urgent

‼️

instantani

peremptori

apressant

inaplaçable

directe

tres i no res

època

estona

⌚

Sinònims

moment

second

2nd

immediate

minute

instantaneous

time

⌚

jiffy

twinkling

jiff

trice

while

urgent

‼️

wink

😉

direct

prompt

flash

blink

epoch

split second

exigent

pressing

short while

heartbeat

💓

inst.

New York minute

inst

day

bit

blink of an eye

clamant

crying

date

📅

hour

insistent

juncture

outright

point

present

one moment

independent

occasion

at once

period

piece

direct-acting

prefabricated

age

imminent

immediateness

promptly

Traduccions

instant

moment

Augenblick

Moment

istante

moment

ogenblik

momento

momento

instante

instante

στιγμή

instantané

oogwenk

momento

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɪnstənt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: instant

Cognat amb anglès antic: instede

In summary

From Middle English instant (“infinitely short period of time”), from Old French instant (“assiduous, at hand”, adjective), from Latin īnstāns, īnstantis (“present, pressing, urgent”, literally “standing near”), present active participle of īnstō (“to stand upon, be nearby”), from in- (“after”) + stō (“to stand”). Compare Old English instede (“immediately, on the spot, at once”). More at in, stand.