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instant
adjective
happening
or
done
immediately
,
without
any
delay
•
The
app
sends
an
instant
notification
the
moment
a
new
message
appears
.
The
app
sends
an
instant
notification
the
moment
a
new
message
appears
.
•
His
joke
got
an
instant
laugh
from
the
audience
at
the
comedy
club
.
His
joke
got
an
instant
laugh
from
the
audience
at
the
comedy
club
.
From
Latin
instans
,
instant-
‘
standing
near
’,
present
participle
of
instare
‘
be
pressing
,
be
urgent
’.
adjective
(
of
food
or
drink
)
able
to
be
prepared
very
quickly
,
especially
by
adding
hot
water
•
College
students
often
survive
on
instant
noodles
during
exam
week
.
College
students
often
survive
on
instant
noodles
during
exam
week
.
•
He
poured
hot
water
into
a
mug
of
instant
soup
and
stirred
it
with
a
spoon
.
He
poured
hot
water
into
a
mug
of
instant
soup
and
stirred
it
with
a
spoon
.
noun
a
very
short
moment
of
time
•
He
vanished
in
an
instant
.
He
vanished
in
an
instant
.
•
For
an
instant
,
the
classroom
fell
completely
silent
.
For
an
instant
,
the
classroom
fell
completely
silent
.
noun
the
present
moment
right
now
•
At
this
instant
,
we
have
no
further
information
to
share
.
At
this
instant
,
we
have
no
further
information
to
share
.
•
For
the
instant
,
the
storm
had
paused
,
leaving
the
village
eerily
calm
.
For
the
instant
,
the
storm
had
paused
,
leaving
the
village
eerily
calm
.
instantly
adverb
immediately
,
without
any
delay
•
When
the
lights
went
out
,
Emma
grabbed
her
phone
instantly
to
use
as
a
flashlight
.
When
the
lights
went
out
,
Emma
grabbed
her
phone
instantly
to
use
as
a
flashlight
.
•
The
medicine
worked
instantly
,
easing
his
headache
within
seconds
.
The
medicine
worked
instantly
,
easing
his
headache
within
seconds
.
From
the
adjective
instant
+
–ly
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
late
16th
century
.
conjunction
as
soon
as
;
immediately
when
•
Instantly
the
bell
rang
,
the
students
rushed
out
of
the
classroom
.
Instantly
the
bell
rang
,
the
students
rushed
out
of
the
classroom
.
•
Instantly
she
heard
the
news
,
she
called
her
parents
to
share
it
.
Instantly
she
heard
the
news
,
she
called
her
parents
to
share
it
.
Developed
from
the
adverbial
use
,
recorded
in
writing
from
the
17th
century
in
formal
style
.