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| 1. | [ noun ] a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat) | |
| Synonyms: | wink split_second twinkling New_York_minute trice flash jiffy heartbeat blink_of_an_eye | |
| Examples: | "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" |
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| Related terms: | moment flash | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a particular point in time | |
| Synonyms: | moment minute second | |
| Examples: | "the moment he arrived the party began" |
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| Related terms: | point time climax pinpoint eleventh_hour moment_of_truth moment_of_truth psychological_moment | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] occurring with no delay | |
| Synonyms: | instantaneous | |
| Examples: | "relief was instantaneous" "instant gratification" |
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| Related terms: | fast | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] in or of the present month | |
| Synonyms: | inst | |
| Examples: | "your letter of the 10th inst" |
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| Related terms: | present | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] demanding attention | |
| Synonyms: | insistent crying exigent clamant | |
| Examples: | "clamant needs" "a crying need" "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken "insistent hunger" "an instant need" |
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| Related terms: | imperative | |
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