instant
/ˈɪnst(ə)nt/
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American sound/ˈɪnst(ə)nt/
instant
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in - stant -> instant
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၁။ ချက်ချင်း။ အဆင်သင့်။ အရန်သင့်။ instant relief from pain ❍ instant hot water (ie as soon as the tap is turned on) ❍ His new book was an instant success.
၂။ အဆင်သင့်။ အရန်သင့်။ အသင့်။ instant coffee (ie made by adding hot water or milk to a powder).
n (esp sing )
၁။ ချက်ချင်း။ အခု။ ခဏ။ Come here this instant(ie immediately)! ❍ At that (very) instant the door opened. ❍ I recognized her the instant (that) (ie as soon as) I saw her.
၂။ အခု။ ခဏ။ I'll be back in an instant. ❍ Help came not an instant too soon. ❍ Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.
❏ instantly adv ချက်ချင်း။ an instantly recognizable face ❍ She caught his meaning instantly.
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immediate, instantaneous, on the spot, direct, at once, bat of the eye, breath, burning, clamant, contemporary, contiguously, crack, crying, current, dire, exigent, existent, extant, fast, flash, imperative, importunate, in a second, insistent, instanter, jiffy, juncture, microwavable, minute, moment, nothing flat, occasion, on-the-spot, point, powdered, precooked, premixed, prepared, present, present-day, pressing, prompt, quick, rapid, right off, sec, second, shake, short while, split second, split-second, straight off, straightaway, sudden, swift, the twinkling of an eye, tick, time, trice, twinkling, urgent, while, wink
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