Instant Definition
(poetic) At once; immediately.
Other Word Forms of Instant
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Instant
- on the instant
- the instant
Origin of Instant
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From Middle English instant (“infinitely short period of time”), from Old French instant (“assiduous, at hand”, adj), from Latin instans, instant- (“present, pressing, urgent”, literally “standing near”), from in + stāre (“to stand”). Compare Old English instede (“immediately, on the spot, at once”). More at in, stand.
From Wiktionary
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From Old French and French instant, from Latin instans (“standing by, being near, present, also urgent, importunate”), present participle of instare (“to stand upon, press upon, urge, pursue, insist”), from in (“on, upon”) + stare (“to stand”); see state.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Latin īnstāns īnstant- present present participle of īnstāre to approach in- on in–2 stāre to stand stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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