English Dictionary

instant

/ˈɪnstənt/

adj

(dated) Impending; imminent. / (dated) Urgent; pressing; acute. / (dated) Insistent; persistent. / (law) Present; current; extant. / Occurring immediately; immediate; present.

The instant arrival of the storm caught us off guard.

意味（1）

(dated) Impending; imminent.

Impending death is thine, and instant doom.

意味（2）

(dated) Urgent; pressing; acute.

意味（3）

(dated) Insistent; persistent.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.

意味（4）

(law) Present; current; extant.

He received just two disciplinary reports prior to committing the instant offense, one in March 2019 for activating an alarm during a non-emergency situation, and one in May 2019 for failing to provide a urine specimen.

意味（5）

Occurring immediately; immediate; present.

The instant time is always the fittest time.

意味（6）

Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.

意味（7）

Very quickly and easily prepared.

instant coffee; instant noodles; instant mashed potato; instant photo

意味（8）

Of the current month.

I refer to your letter of the 16th instant in regard to traffic disruption.