instantaneous

C2 Topic:Time
US /ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/
adj Freq #23682

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Happening immediately, with no delay at all.

    The relief from the medicine was almost instantaneous.

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Synonyms
1 adj · happening immediately, with... instantimmediatesplit-second
Opposites
delayedgradualnonimmediatenoninstantaneousslow

Etymology

From New Latin īnstāntāneus, from Latin īnstantem.

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