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(n)
(informal) An instant; an extremely short time.
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(idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time).
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
A particular point of time; an instant.
(adj)
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
Essential; crucial; extremely important.
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
Urgent.
Alternative form of inst..
(v)
(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
Sparkling intermittently.
The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
Relating to now, for the time being; current.
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Lasting for only a moment.
(informal) Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
(adv)
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
(chiefly formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately.
At once; without delay.
About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
Close or closest; adjacent.
Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
Requiring immediate attention.
A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
Happening at the same moment.
A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
Quick; acting without delay.
Fast; quick; rapid.
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
Very swift or quick.
Not real; false, fraudulent.
(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
Existing or occurring at the moment.
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
(chemistry) Able to be dissolved.
Unstable; in a situation that could be worsened by the slightest mistake.
(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
(N)
In Denmark and Sweden, snaps is a small shot of a strong alcoholic beverage taken during the course of a meal.
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
(idiomatic) At the scene; in the right place at the exact moment.
A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
Fast, prompt, speedy.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
(informal) Quickly, very soon, promptly.
The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
(uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.
Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner.
condition of being instantaneous
The condition of being instantaneous.
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
A car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself.
Without effort.
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Not hesitating; with no hesitation.
limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
immediacy, instantaneousness
Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.
the state of being immediate; immediacy
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
An act of jolting.
Having no parallel; without equal; lacking anything similar or worthy of comparison.
Requiring little skill or effort.
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
(by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
(philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
more quickly
Of short duration; happening quickly.
Alternative form of real-time. [Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.]
Impossible to resist.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
Alternative spelling of quickie. [(colloquial) Something made or done swiftly.]