a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); if I had the chance Id do it in a flash
[ Syn: blink of an eye , flash , heartbeat , jiffy , split second , trice , twinkling , wink , new york minute ]
a particular point in time; the moment he arrived the party began
instant (n.)
occurring with no delay; relief was instantaneous; instant gratification
[ Syn: instantaneous ]
in or of the present month; your letter of the 10th inst
[ Syn: inst ]
demanding attention; clamant needs; a crying need; regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous- H.L.Mencken; insistent hunger; an instant need