Instant synonyms and antonyms

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moment
A brief, unspecified amount of time.
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instantaneous
Done, made, or happening in an instant
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jiffy
(Electronics) The time between alternating current power cycles (1/60 or 1/50 of a second)
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flash
A device, such as a flashbulb, flashgun, or flash lamp, used to produce such illumination.
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trice
A very short period of time; an instant:
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heartbeat
An instant:
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wink
A tiny interval (of sleep)
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new-york-minute
An instant; a very short time.
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clamant
Clamorous; noisy
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split-second
A fraction of a second
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insistent
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
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blink-of-an-eye
(Idiomatic) A very short period of time.
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twinkling
The winking of an eye
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sec
(Colloquial) Second, an short indeterminate period of time.
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ready-mixed
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immediate
Occurring at once; happening without delay:
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premixed
Mixed prior to use or sale
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rapid
A rapid transit car, train, or system
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simultaneity
The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
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exigent
The definition of exigent is pressing, demanding or urgent.
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inst
in or of the present month
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prompt
Carried out or performed without delay:
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on-the-spot
(Idiomatic)In the right place at this very moment.
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quick
The vital core; the essence:
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speedy
A very brief time
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juncture
The definition of juncture is a specific point in time or a place where two things meet.
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point
(Music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
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burning
Feeling great passion.
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crying
Abominable; reprehensible:
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dire
The definition of dire is something so bad or scary that it causes distress or terror.
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emergent
Rising above a surrounding medium, especially a fluid.
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wink of an eye
A very brief time
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shake
A long, rough-hewn shingle split from a log
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two shakes of a lamb's tail
A very brief time
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jiff
A jiffy.
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time (related)
A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future.
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ready-to-use
Occurring at once
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ready-to-eat
Occurring at once
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ready-to-serve
Occurring at once
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momentary
Lasting for only a moment; passing; transitory
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simultaneous
Occurring, done, existing, etc. together or at the same time
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breath
(Uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
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instantaneity
The condition of being instantaneous
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later (antonym)
Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
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immediately
Without delay
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big (related)
Of great significance; momentous:
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precooked
Alternative spelling of pre-cooked.
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second
A second helping of something to eat
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short while
A very brief time
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direct
A very brief time
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fast
A period of such abstention or self-denial.
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minute
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
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pressing
A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
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swift
A small fox (Vulpes velox) of the plains of W U.S. and S Canada
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forthwith
Without delay
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instantly
Without delay
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now
Without delay
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right away
Without delay
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right off
Without delay
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straightaway
Without delay
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twinkle
A quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle
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delayed (antonym)
immediate
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late (antonym)
Of or toward the end or more advanced part, as of a period or stage:
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imperative
The definition of imperative is something that has authority or is absolutely necessary.
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urgent
Requiring immediate attention.
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straight off
Without delay
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at-once
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first off
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effortless (related)
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prepared (related)
In a ready state; specif., already cooked
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automatic (related)
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unlimited (related)
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crack
A sharp snapping sound, such as the report of a firearm.
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tick
A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
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directly
Without delay
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long-term (antonym)
Alternative spelling of long-term.
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eventual (antonym)
Occurring at an unspecified time in the future:
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eternity (antonym)
Eternity is defined as, or seems like, an endless amount of time.
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proximo (related)
(in the) present (month)
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ultimo (related)
(in the) present (month)
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  • In an instant he was beside her, trying to take the bale from her hands.

  • In that instant the telephone rang.

  • She felt for his hand and knew an instant warm rush when she found it.

  • At last, however, the sea, as if weary of its new toy, threw me back on the shore, and in another instant I was clasped in my teacher's arms.

  • For one brief instant, he looked at Adrienne as if he actually saw her.

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