instant
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "instant"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ•, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ

happening or made very quickly and easily
instant definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Instant messaging allows for immediate communication between users.
āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1.1

āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ•, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ

(of food and drinks) processed to allow for very quick and easy preparation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Instant noodles are a popular meal for students due to their convenience.
āχāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āύ⧁āĻĄāϞāϏ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāĨ¤
1.2

āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇

becoming something very quickly or having an immediate, direct effect or result
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The viral marketing campaign led to instant popularity for the brand.
āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇

requiring immediate attention or action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The news triggered an instant reaction from the crowd.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰāϟāĻŋ āϜāύāϤāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ

currently happening or existing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The instant issue at hand requires immediate attention from the legal team.
āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
3.1

āϚāϞāϤāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ

occurring during the current month
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The payment is due by the 20th instant to avoid penalties.
āϜāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ 20 āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϖ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ, āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ

a very brief period of time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In that instant, everything changed, and the room fell silent.
āϏ⧇āχ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇, āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦāĻĻāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϘāϰāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ, āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ

a certain or exact point in time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need you to finish this task right this instant!
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ!
03

āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ

coffee that is prepared quickly and easily by adding hot water to pre-processed granules or powder
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I keep instant in my pantry for those mornings when I ’m in a rush.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āχāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

instantaneous
instantly
instant
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