English

rank|fee|excellent|Peter|999|instant|promised|anxious|drink

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/�ɪnst�nt/
audio|en-us-instant.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
From L. instans "a moment of time", formed as the adjective.

Noun
en-noun

1. A very short period of time; a moment.

#* She paused for only an instant, which was just enough time for John to change the subject.

1. A single, usually precise, point in time.

#* The instant the alarm went off, he fled the building.

1. An instant beverage or food, especially instant coffee.

Translations
trans-top|period of time
Czech: t-|cs|okamžik|m, t-|cs|moment|m
Dutch: moment, ogenblik, poosje
Danish: t-|da|øjeblik
Esperanto: t-|eo|momento|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|hetki
French: t+|fr|instant|m
trans-mid
Hungarian: t+|hu|pillanat
Portuguese: t+|pt|instante|m
Russian: t+|ru|мгновение|n|trmgnov'énije|scCyrl, t-|ru|момен�|m|trmom'ént|scCyrl
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trans-top|point in time
Czech: t-|cs|okamžik|m, t-|cs|moment|m
Danish: t-|da|øjeblik he died *instantly = t+|da|han t-|da|døde *t-|da|øjeblikkeligt
Dutch: moment, ogenblik
Esperanto: t-|eo|momento|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|hetki
French: t+|fr|instant|m
trans-mid
Hungarian: t+|hu|pillanat
Portuguese: t+|pt|instante|m
Russian: t+|ru|мгновение|n|trmgnov'énije|scCyrl, t-|ru|момен�|m|trmom'ént|scCyrl
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trans-top|instant beverage or food
trans-mid
Romanian: t-|ro|instant
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Etymology 2
From Old and modern French instant, from Latin instant-, present participle stem of instare "be present", "be at hand".

Adjective
instant

1. impending|Impending; imminent.
2. urgent|Urgent; pressing; accute.
3. Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
4. Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
5. Very quickly and easily prepared (food or drink), for example instant coffee.
6. Of the current month (abbreviation inst.)

#* "I refer to your letter of the 16th inst. in regard to traffic disruption"

Derived terms
instakill
instantize, instantise
instantly

Translations
trans-top|imminent
Dutch: op handen zijnd, dreigend
trans-mid
Russian: на��о��ел�н�й (nastoját'el'nyj), безо�лага�ел�н�й (b'ezotlagát'el'nyj)
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trans-top|urgent
Dutch: dringend, ogenblikkelijk
Finnish: välitön
trans-mid
Russian: на��о��ел�н�й (nastoját'el'nyj), безо�лага�ел�н�й (b'ezotlagát'el'nyj)
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trans-top|immediate
Dutch: onmiddelijk, ogenblikkelijk
Finnish: t+|fi|välittömästi
trans-mid
Russian: �ек��ий (t'ekúš'ij)
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trans-top|momentary
Dutch: kortstondig
Finnish: t+|fi|hetki
trans-mid
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trans-top|quickly prepared
Dutch: kant-en-klaar
Finnish: pika-
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Adverb
instant

1. poetic at once|At once; immediately.

Related terms
inst
instance
instancy
instantaneous
instantaneously
instanter
instantial
instantiate
instantly

Category:Time

Romanian

Etymology
E.|ro #English|instant

Pronunciation
IPA|[in'stant]|lang=ro

Adjective
ro-adj|4

1. #English|instant

Declension
ro-adj-4|mpl=instanţi

Adverb
ro-adv

1. instantly

et:instant
el:instant
fa:instant
fr:instant
io:instant
it:instant
hu:instant
pt:instant
ru:instant
simple:instant
fi:instant
ta:instant
te:instant
vi:instant
zh:instant

• 2007-12-28 10:26 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates

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