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   instant

   /ˈɪnst(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. happening or coming immediately: "the offence justified instant dismissal" Similar immediateinstantaneouson-the-spotpromptdirectswiftspeedyrapidquickexpeditiousexpresslightningsuddenprecipitateabruptinformal:snappyp.d.q. (pretty damn quick)literary:fleetratherare:alacritousOpposite delayedlong-term
   • ▪ prepared quickly and with little effort: "we can't promise instant solutions"
   • ▪ (of food) processed to allow very quick preparation: "instant coffee" Similar pre-preparedready preparedready mixedpre-cookedfasteasy/quick to prepareeasy/quick to makemicrowaveableconvenienceTV
   • ▪ (of a person) becoming a specified thing immediately: "become an instant millionaire"
   • 2. urgent; pressing: dated "an instant desire to blame others when things go wrong"
   • 3. (in business letters) of the current month: dated "your letter of the 6th instant"
   • 4. of the present moment. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a precise moment of time: "come here this instant!" Similar momenttimepoint in timemoment in timeminutesecondhourstagephasejuncturepoint
   • 2. a very short time; a moment: "for an instant the moon disappeared" Similar short timelittle whilebitmomentminutesecondsplit secondtricetwinklingtwinkling of an eyeflash(less than) no timeno time at allinformal:secnanosecondjiffyjifftwo shakes of a lamb's tailthe blink of an eyemotwo tickssnapOpposite eternity
   • 3. instant coffee. informal

   Word Origin late Middle English (in instant (sense 2 of the adjective, sense 3 of the adjective, sense 4 of the adjective)): via Old French from Latin instant- ‘being at hand’, from the verb instare, from in- ‘in, at’ + stare ‘to stand’.

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   Instanter is an adverb that means immediately or at once. It comes from Medieval Latin and has synonyms like right away, instantly, or PDQ.

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   Instanter definition: immediately; at once.. See examples of INSTANTER used in a sentence.

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   Law without delay; (in connection with pleading) the same day or within 24 hours.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   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.

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   Instanter definition: Without delay; instantly.

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   The meaning of instanter. Definition of instanter. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.