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How to pronounce “instant”
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Pronunciation guide for instant
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of instant with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Rock and Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution
his compassion. And so we sort of became like instant friends.
- Definition summary
- A very short period of time; a moment.
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How to pronounce instant
Rock and Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution

his compassion. And so we sort of became like instant friends.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “instant”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A very short period of time; a moment.
- A single, usually precise, point in time.
- A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.
- Ellipsis of instant camera.
- [Adjective]
- (dated) Impending; imminent.
- (dated) Urgent; pressing; acute.
- (dated) Insistent; persistent.
- (law) Present; current; extant.
- Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
- Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
- Very quickly and easily prepared.
- (dated) Of the current month.
- [Adverb]
- (poetic) At once; immediately.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete, transitive) To urge, press (smeone); to insist on, demand (something).
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