instant

Senso (Inglese)

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).

sinonimi

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

proximate

quick

quickly

readymade

right away

immediacy

short time

for a moment

era

split-second

spontaneous

straightforward

⬆️

strenuous

sudden

suddenly

term

this time

emergent

emergency

twinkle

dot

directness

wee

stop

🛑

whit

compelling

a moment

at that moment

little while

coercive

undelayable

point in time

very short time

2

time span

pre-cooked

instructions

instantaneousness

date of reference

installation

mo

Traduzioni

instant

moment

Augenblick

Moment

moment

ogenblik

momento

instante

instantané

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɪnstənt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: instant

Affine inglese antico: 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.