n. 立即, 瞬间

a. 紧急的, 立即的, 即时的

[经] 本月的, 即时的

Instant \In"stant\, a. [L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to
stand upon, to press upon; pref. in- in, on + stare to stand:
cf. F. instant. See {Stand}.]
1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation;
continuing instant in prayer. --Rom. xii.
12.

I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of
occupation. --Carlyle.

2. Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not
deferred; immediate; without delay.

Impending death is thine, and instant doom. --Prior.

3. Present; current.

The instant time is always the fittest time.
--Fuller.

Note: The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to
indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July
instant.


Instant \In"stant\, adv.
Instantly. [Poetic]

Instant he flew with hospitable haste. --Pope.


Instant \In"stant\, n. [F. instant, fr. L. instans standing by,
being near, present. See {Instant}, a.]
1. A point in time; a moment; a portion of time too short to
be estimated; also, any particular moment; as, teh
situation may change in an instant.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

There is scarce an instant between their flourishing
and their not being. --Hooker.

2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth
instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the
sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See
{Instant}, a., 3.

Syn: Moment; flash; second.