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Happening or coming immediately

Very quickly and easily prepared

Presently existing or occurring

In urgent need of immediate attention

Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so

Relating to the current period of time

Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future

Ongoing, or in progress

For immediate use by any customer

Certain to be or do something

Used in reference to a feeling or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought

A very brief time

A precise moment of time

A particular incident, or the time at which it takes place

A temporary break in an activity

In a prompt manner

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Adjective

Happening or coming immediately

without warning

spur-of-the-moment

in nothing flat

without formality

without hesitation

not to be delayed

without discussion

quick as a wink

not bargained for

out of the blue

improvisational

with good acceleration

dangerously fast

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“Not so with e-mail, which combines instant delivery with minimal effort.”

Adjective

Very quickly and easily prepared

“Japanese instant snack noodles hope to dump their junk food status and soar to the higher gastronomical rank of space cuisine.”

Adjective

Presently existing or occurring

Adjective

In urgent need of immediate attention

demanding attention

of the utmost importance

life-threatening

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“To give such a message to Bosquet was to declare an instant need for some thousands of fresh troops.”

Adjective

Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so

Adjective

Relating to the current period of time

up-to-the-minute

contemporaneous

state-of-the-art

twenty-first-century

up to the minute

for the time being

under consideration

bang up to date

forward-looking

highly developed

hot off the press

newly discovered

recently developed

hot off the fire

in the mainstream

well turned out

ground-breaking

as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox

never-before-seen

well turned-out

ahead of its time

fashion-conscious

bang up-to-date

twenty-first century

well put together

smartly dressed

common knowledge

on front burner

highly-developed

fashionably dressed

dressed to the teeth

dressed to kill

occurring recently

appearing recently

immediately prior

immediately prior to

on the cutting edge

in the latest style

commercially successful

supernaturalist

Age of Aquarius

crystal healing

twenty- first century

forward-thinking

ahead of the times

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Adjective

Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future

for the time being

here today and gone tomorrow

rough and ready

short and sweet

rough-and-ready

flash in the pan

short and sharp

rough-and-tumble

cobbled together

thrown together

of short duration

gone in a heartbeat

over in a heartbeat

here today, gone tomorrow

in wink of an eye

thrown-together

here-today-gone-tomorrow

walking through it

going through the motions

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Adjective

Ongoing, or in progress

being performed

being worked on

not-yet finalized

in the pipeline

doing the rounds

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Adjective

For immediate use by any customer

Adjective

Certain to be or do something

written in the cards

way the ball bounces

bound to happen

to be anticipated

mapped out in advance

out of one's hands

decided by fate

assured of doing something

just around the corner

in the course of time

about to happen

in the pipeline

without recourse

no ifs ands or buts

certain to happen

pre-established

established in advance

arranged in advance

decided beforehand

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Adjective

Used in reference to a feeling or reaction based on an instinctive emotional response rather than considered thought

dyed-in-the-wool

by seat of one's pants

spur-of-the-moment

bred in the bone

existing from birth

unsophisticated

part and parcel

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

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Noun

A very brief time

“All of this, ever just below the surface of my thought, flashed across my mind in the instant between my question and his answer.”

Noun

A precise moment of time

eon^US

point in history

interval of time

period of office

functioning period

period of usefulness

period in office

period of effectiveness

stage of development

stretch of time

life expectancy

period of validity

period of efficacy

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“Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.”

Noun

A particular incident, or the time at which it takes place

set of circumstances

state of affairs

what's going down

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Noun

A temporary break in an activity

breathing space

discontinuation

breathing spell

tranquillity^UK

temporary closure

temporary cessation of business

cessation of business

Mexican standoff

holding pattern

procrastination

break in your journey

screeching halt

suspended animation

intervening time

pause in the action

period of waiting

leave of absence

intervening period

spell of inactivity

mental health day

temporary cessation

end of the line

disconnectedness

suspension of proceedings

time on one's hands

end of the road

communication breakdown

lack of coherence

cooling-off period

cessation of hostilities

temporary peace

peaceful solution

suspension of hostilities

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Adverb

In a prompt manner

instantaneously

without any delay

without more ado

without hesitation

before you can say Jack Robinson

in double quick time

as soon as possible

this very minute

without further ado

in less than no time

that very minute

in no time at all

in nothing flat

in the twinkling of an eye

before you can say knife

before you know it

quick as lightning

as quickly as possible

like greased lightning

in two shakes of a lamb's tail

in the blink of an eye

within a short time

in a little while

as fast as possible

in the wink of an eye

like an arrow from a bow

at the speed of light

without a second thought

in a fraction of a second

in a very short time

right off the bat

from the word go

in the same breath

in the bat of an eye

right at this time

at this moment in time

at short notice

in a New York minute

before the ink is dry on the page

in a short time

before one can say knife

in the near future

at this point in time

at this juncture

quick as a flash

quick as anything

in a split second

all of a sudden

unpremeditatedly

at a rate of knots

like the clappers

on spur of the moment

a mile a minute

hell-for-leather

like a whirlwind

like a bat out of hell

hell for leather

with all possible haste

at breakneck speed

like a scalded cat

with little delay

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