instant

Signification (Anglais)

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).

Concepts

instant

moment

instantané

immédiat

seconde

temps

⌚

urgent

‼️

période

pressant

en poudre

peu de temps après

pulsation

sans préparation

âge

clin d'œil

😉

critique

‼️

durée

époque

fois

⌚

heure

minute

Synonymes

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

Traductions

Augenblick

Moment

moment

istante

ogenblik

momento

instante

momento

instante

στιγμή

oogwenk

momento

ogenblikkelijk

immediato

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɪnstənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: instant

Appartenant à ancien anglais: 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.