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- Dictionaryinstant/ˈɪnst(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. happening or coming immediately: "the offence justified instant dismissal" Similar Opposite
- 2. urgent; pressing: dated "an instant desire to blame others when things go wrong"
noun
- 1. a precise moment of time: "come here this instant!" Similar
- 2. a very short time; a moment: "for an instant the moon disappeared" Similar Opposite
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Etymology. borrowed from Medieval Latin, "urgently, fervently, immediately," going back to Latin, "vehemently, urgently," by haplology from *instantiter, from instant-, instans "pressing, urgent" + -iter, adverb suffix — more at instant entry 2. First Known Use.
Instanter definition: immediately; at once.. See examples of INSTANTER used in a sentence.
Definition of 'instanter' Word Frequency. instanter in British English. (ɪnˈstæntə ) adverb. law. without delay; (in connection with pleading) the same day or within 24 hours. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Latin: urgently, from instans instant. Word Frequency. instanter in American English.
Define instanter. instanter synonyms, instanter pronunciation, instanter translation, English dictionary definition of instanter. adv. Without delay; instantly. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Instanter definition: Without delay; instantly.
instanter. in English. instanter. adverb. These are words and phrases related to instanter. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. INSTANTLY.
At the present time; immediately; without delay: as, the party was compelled to plead instanter. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. adverb Immediately; instantly; at once.