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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Instant \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. instant. See Stand.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation;
              continuing instant in prayer.         --Rom. xii.
                                                    12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of
              occupation.                           --Carlyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not
        deferred; immediate; without delay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Impending death is thine, and instant doom. --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Present; current.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The instant time is always the fittest time.
                                                    --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to
           indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July
           instant.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Instant \In"stant\, adv.
     Instantly. [Poetic]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Instant he flew with hospitable haste.   --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Instant \In"stant\, n. [F. instant, fr. L. instans standing by,
     being near, present. See Instant, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A point in time; a moment; a portion of time too short to
        be estimated; also, any particular moment; as, teh
        situation may change in an instant.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              There is scarce an instant between their flourishing
              and their not being.                  --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Instant \In"stant\, adv.
     Instantly. [Poetic]
  
           Instant he flew with hospitable haste.   --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Instant \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Instant \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  instant
       adj 1: occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous";
              "instant gratification" [syn: instantaneous, instant(a)]
       2: in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"
          [syn: inst]
       3: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need";
          "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"-
          H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: clamant,
           crying, exigent, insistent]
       n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the
            heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a
            flash" [syn: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy,
             split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York
            minute]
       2: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party
          began" [syn: moment, minute, second]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  instant
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 επίμονος
     2 επείγων
     3 επικείμενος
     Ρουμανικά a.
     στιγμιαίος
     Ρουμανικά adv.
     στιγμιαία, στη στιγμή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  instant
     French a.
     (lb fr literary) pressing, insistent
     French n.
     (l en instant), minute, moment
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la īnstō  3 p pres actv indc)
     Romanian a.
     (l en instant) (gloss: very quickly and easily prepared)
     Romanian adv.
     (lb ro nonstandard) instantly

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  instant
     n.
     1 A very short period of time; a moment.
     2 A single, usually precise, point in time.
     3 A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce
  preparation time, especially instant coffee.
     4 (senseid en camera) (ellipsis of en instant camera)
     a.
     (lb en dated) impending; imminent.
     adv.
     (lb en poetic) at once; immediately.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  instant
     French a.
     (lb fr literary) pressing, insistent
     French n.
     (l en instant), minute, moment
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la īnstō  3 p pres actv indc)
     Romanian a.
     (l en instant) (gloss: very quickly and easily prepared)
     Romanian adv.
     (lb ro nonstandard) instantly

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  instant
     French a.
     (lb fr literary) pressing, insistent
     French n.
     (l en instant), minute, moment
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la īnstō  3 p pres actv indc)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  instant
     Ranska n.
     hetki, silmänräpäys; ''Un instant!'' Hetkinen!

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  instant
     Engelska a.
     ögonblicklig, omedelbar
     Engelska n.
     ögonblick

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Instant… /ɪnstˈant/
   [cook.] instant

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  instant /ˈɪnstənt/ 
  instantané
  nur nachgestellt: so beschaffen, dass nur Wasser hinzugefügt werden muss, um genussfertig zu sein

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  instant /ˈɪnstənt/
  oomblik, rukkie

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Instant /ˈɪnstənt/
  اللحظة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  instant //ˈɪnstənt// 
  1. непосредствен
  immediate
  2. незабавен
  imminent
  3. моментален
  momentary
  4. текущ, този месец
  of the current month
  5. спешен
  urgent

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  instant //ˈɪnstənt// 
  момент
  point in time