How to pronounce “instant”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A very short period of time; a moment.
• A single, usually precise, point in time.
• A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.
• Ellipsis of instant camera.
• [Adjective]
• (dated) Impending; imminent.
• (dated) Urgent; pressing; acute.
• (dated) Insistent; persistent.
• (law) Present; current; extant.
• Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
• Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
• Very quickly and easily prepared.
• (dated) Of the current month.
• [Adverb]
• (poetic) At once; immediately.
• [Verb]
• (obsolete, transitive) To urge, press (smeone); to insist on, demand (something).

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