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instant

Definitions of instant
  1. noun
    a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
    synonyms: temps
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    type of:
    époque
    an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
  2. noun
    an indefinitely short time
    synonyms: minute, moment
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    types:
    en un clin d'oeil
    a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
    type of:
    époque
    an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
  3. noun
    a particular point in time
    synonyms: minute, moment
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    apogée
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
    court instant
    a very brief moment
    heure, moment, temps
    a suitable moment
    moment psychologique
    the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
    dernier moment
    the latest possible moment
    type of:
    moment
    an instant of time
  4. noun
    a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
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    type of:
    force
    (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
  5. noun
    at this time
    synonyms: moment
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    type of:
    présent
    the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
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