The physicist modeled the system's evolution by sampling several point-instants along the trajectory.

She brought an instant camera to the picnic to print photos right away.

Physicists debated whether the point-instant could be empirically detected or was merely a theoretical construct.

At the flea market, she found two vintage instant cameras and bought both without hesitation.

When guests arrived unexpectedly, I whipped up a quick side using instant mashed potatoes and butter.

To reduce wasted votes and ensure majority support, the city council proposed implementing instant-runoff voting, in which voters rank candidates and ballots for the lowest-performing candidate are reallocated to voters' next preferences until one candidate reaches the required threshold.