| instant | | |
| n. (time) | 1. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat).; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" |
| ~ mo, minute, moment, second, bit | an indefinitely short time.; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" |
| n. (time) | 2. instant, minute, moment, second | a particular point in time.; "the moment he arrived the party began" |
| ~ climax, culmination | the decisive moment in a novel or play.; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ eleventh hour, last minute | the latest possible moment.; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" |
| ~ 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.; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" |
| ~ time | a suitable moment.; "it is time to go" |
| ~ psychological moment | the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect. |
| adj. | 3. instant, instantaneous | occurring with no delay.; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 4. inst, instant | in or of the present month.; "your letter of the 10th inst" |
| ~ present | temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration.; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" |
| adj. | 5. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant | demanding attention.; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" |
| ~ imperative | requiring attention or action.; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" |
| instantaneous | | |
| at once | | |
| adv. | 1. at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" |
| adv. | 2. at a time, at once, at one time | simultaneously.; "he took three cookies at a time" |
| forthwith | | |
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