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Adjective
▲
Happening or coming rapidly or immediately
quick
immediate
swift
rapid
speedy
prompt
instantaneous
expeditious
lightning
express
snappy
fleet
alacritous
precipitate
direct
rathe
straightaway
on-the-spot
split-second
on the spot
sudden
fast
hasty
abrupt
hurried
ready
meteoric
brisk
without delay
timely
more ❯
“Not so with e-mail, which combines instant delivery with minimal effort.”
Adjective
▲
In urgent need of immediate attention
urgent
pressing
critical
imperative
dire
exigent
acute
burning
clamant
compelling
emergent
importunate
imperious
crying
necessitous
crucial
vital
serious
essential
important
desperate
grave
drastic
severe
pivotal
clamorous
climacteric
overriding
extreme
sore
more ❯
“To give such a message to Bosquet was to declare an instant need for some thousands of fresh troops.”
Adjective
▲
Presently existing or occurring
current
present
ongoing
extant
immediate
contemporary
existent
present-day
existing
up-to-date
at this moment
going on
in process
in progress
actual
pressing
next
now
live
first
incumbent
reigning
at present time
on hand
in power
ruling
in existence
in office
in use
regnant
more ❯
“Most true it is indeed, that all of every age, rank, and condition, are surrounded with instant dangers.”
Adjective
▲
(of food) Very quickly and easily prepared
fast
convenience
pre-cooked
pre-prepared
ready-made
microwaveable
precooked
ready-cooked
ready-mixed
microwavable
powdered
premixed
prepared
ready mixed
ready prepared
TV
easy to prepare
quick to prepare
easy to make
quick to make
frozen
oven-ready
“Japanese instant snack noodles hope to dump their junk food status and soar to the higher gastronomical rank of space cuisine.”
Adjective
▲
Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning
sudden
abrupt
unexpected
unforeseen
swift
unanticipated
quick
rapid
hasty
hurried
immediate
instantaneous
sharp
impetuous
impulsive
lightning
precipitate
precipitous
rash
accelerated
acute
expeditious
fast
fleet
headlong
impromptu
precipitant
quickened
rushing
spasmodic
speedy
explosive
speeded
steep
unusual
without notice
without warning
out of the blue
unlooked-for
without delay
not bargained for
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Relating to the current period of time
up-to-the-minute
modern
current
contemporary
new
modernistic
newfangled
latest
hot
mod
ultramodern
designer
recent
topical
now
present
contemporaneous
extant
today
voguish
existent
contempo
abreast
up
up-to-date
present-day
state-of-the-art
new-fashioned
space-age
red-hot
new age
leading-edge
just out
in fashion
in vogue
with it
au courant
a la mode
hot off press
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Moving or proceeding with significant speed
whirlwind
lightning
rapid
breakneck
quick
speedy
swift
fast
headlong
impulsive
accelerated
blistering
breathless
brisk
dizzy
fast-track
fleet
fleet-footed
flying
galloping
hasty
hot
meteoric
nippy
overnight
rapid-fire
rattling
snappy
splitting
sudden
whistle-stop
zippy
quickie
brief
cyclonic
hurricane
impetuous
rash
short
short-lived
tornado
tumultuous
very fast
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future
short-term
temporary
brief
passing
momentary
transient
impermanent
ephemeral
transitory
fleeting
provisional
interim
short
evanescent
acting
fugacious
fugitive
stopgap
makeshift
provisory
substitute
provisionary
limited
volatile
alternate
temp
perishable
unstable
shifting
changeable
unfixed
overnight
slapdash
summary
mortal
supply
immediate
short-lived
make-do
ad interim
pro tem
ad hoc
pro tempore
band-aid
short-range
for the time being
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice
snap
impulsive
spontaneous
abrupt
impromptu
sudden
unconsidered
unplanned
unpremeditated
unprepared
unrehearsed
unstudied
extemporaneous
hurried
immediate
improvisational
improvised
offhand
quick
extemporary
extempore
offhanded
ad hoc
spur-of-the-moment
off-the-cuff
ad-lib
down and dirty
improvisatory
unscripted
ad lib
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Certain to be or do something
destined
fated
certain
foreordained
ordained
bound
doomed
meant
predestined
preordained
predetermined
assured
designed
foredoomed
guaranteed
intended
sure
brewing
closed
coming
compelled
compulsory
condemned
directed
forthcoming
impending
ineluctable
inescapable
inevitable
inexorable
looming
menacing
near
overhanging
predesigned
sealed
settled
stated
threatening
unavoidable
very likely
in the wind
nailed on
at hand
hanging over
in prospect
in store
in the air
to come
in the cards
que sera sera
that will be
written in the cards
that is to be
way the ball bounces
more ❯
Noun
▲
A very short or brief period of time
second
minute
moment
flash
jiffy
twinkling
jiff
heartbeat
shake
trice
nanosecond
twinkle
eyeblink
wink
tick
beat
sec
mo
bit
while
crack
snap
breath
split second
little while
short time
two ticks
no time
bat of an eye
blink of an eye
New York minute
nothing flat
two shakes
less than no time
no time at all
short while
twinkling of an eye
bat of the eye
the twinkling of an eye
two shakes of a lamb's tail
more ❯
“The cheerful ring in his voice disappeared in an instant at the terrible news.”
Noun
▲
A precise or specific moment of time
moment
time
hour
point
juncture
minute
phase
second
stage
occasion
moment in time
point in time
period
stretch
duration
date
span
term
patch
stint
chapter
run
course
cycle
epoch
interval
while
timeline
day
time span
eonUS
more ❯
“Our eyes met, and there was a moment of perfect understanding, an instant of flawless empathy between two Beatle fans.”
Noun
▲
A particular incident, or the time at which it takes place
occasion
incident
moment
occurrence
affair
event
point
time
circumstance
episode
instance
juncture
happening
case
experience
hap
stage
situation
position
scene
spot
goings-on
contingency
opportunity
chance
opening
emergency
crisis
shot
possibility
more ❯
Noun
▲
(figurative) A temporary break in an activity
breath
pause
break
breather
rest
recess
respite
lull
interruption
ten
moment
second
breathing space
interval
stop
intermission
interlude
suspension
hiatus
halt
letup
time out
cessation
coffee break
downtime
layoff
breathing spell
let-up
abeyance
moratorium
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In a prompt manner
straight off
immediately
instantly
promptly
directly
instantaneously
forthwith
now
pronto
straightaway
straightway
instanter
presently
right
incontinently
quickly
plumb
headlong
bang
PDQ
speedily
shortly
dead
anon
due
contiguously
at once
right away
right now
right off
on the spot
on the double
in no time
on a dime
off the bat
first off
in a second
more ❯
“Kitsune grabbed a bag of instant ramen, and started eating the crunchy, uncooked noodles.”
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