instant

/ˈɪnstənt/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
instants

Meaning

  1. instante

    • He decides in an instant.

      Decide en un instante.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

moment

Close synonyms for "moment, instant."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

destello

Close, figuratively — an instant relates to a flash.

German

Augenblick

Augenblick is the German word for the same thing — both mean "instant, moment."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa instant?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He decides in an ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a instant?

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