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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Impending; imminent.
  • Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
  • Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
  • Of the current month (abbreviation inst.)
  • Urgent; pressing; acute.
  • Very quickly and easily prepared (food or drink), for example '''instant coffee'''.

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Adverb:

  • poetic At once; immediately.

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Noun:

  • An instant beverage or food, especially instant coffee.
  • A single, usually precise, point in time.
  • A very short period of time; a moment.
  • The current month (''abbreviated as'': inst.)

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