instant

1. A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (synset 115271921)
   "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
   is a type of: bit, minute, mo, moment, second - an indefinitely short time
   same as: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
2. A particular point in time (synset 115269461)
   "the moment he arrived the party began"
   is a type of: point, point in time - an instant of time
   subtypes:

   • climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play
   • eleventh hour, last minute - the latest possible moment
   • moment of truth - a crucial moment on which much depends
   • moment of truth - the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
   • pinpoint - a very brief moment
   • time - a suitable moment
   • psychological moment - the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
   same as: minute, moment, second

1. Occurring with no delay (synset 300982222)
   "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
   similar to: fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
   same as: instantaneous
2. In or of the present month (synset 301736261)
   "your letter of the 10th inst"
   similar to: present - temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
   same as: inst
3. Demanding attention (synset 300716342)
   "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
   similar to: imperative - requiring attention or action
   same as: clamant, crying, exigent, insistent

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