Instant word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "instant" word

[noun] a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
[noun] a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
[adjective] demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
[adjective] in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"

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\In"stant\, a. [L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to stand upon, to press upon; pref. in- in, on + stare to stand: cf. F. in?tant. See {Stand}.] 1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. --Rom. xii. 12. I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation. --Carlyle. 2. Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay. Impending death is thine, and instant doom. --Prior. 3. Present; current. The instant time is always the fittest time. --Fuller. Note: The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July instant.
\In"stant\, adv. Instantly. [Poetic] Instant he flew with hospitable haste. --Pope.
\In"stant\, n. [F. instant, fr. L. instans standing by, being near, present. See {Instant}, a.] 1. A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment. There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being. --Hooker. 2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See {Instant}, a., 3. Syn: Moment; flash; second.

Synonyms for instant

blink of an eye, clamant, crying, exigent, flash, imperative, insistent, inst, jiffy, minute, moment, New York minute, present(a), second, split second, trice, twinkling, wink

Related terms: breathing, crucial, day, exacting, existent, extortionate, flash, half a second, high-pressure, in danger imminent, in store, microsecond, period, present-age, ready-mixed, short time, spell, spurt, summary, taxing, up-to-the-minute, urgent

The fun area, different aproach to word »instant«

Let's analyse "instant" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNATSNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -. ... - .- -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: instant: 9 + 1 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: instant: 9 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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