instant, n.
(instants)
freq. cnt. 31
(instants)
freq. cnt. 31
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
New York minute blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split second trice twinkling wink
sample sentences
"if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a particular point in time
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 96 freq. cnt.: 86 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
instant minute moment second
sample sentences
"the moment he arrived the party began"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
climax, culmination
eleventh hour, last minute
moment of truth
moment of truth
pinpoint
time
psychological moment
hypernym