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in an instant

ADVERB

early

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly first promptly recently right away soon timely

STRONG

betimes

WEAK

at once freshly in a jiffy in no time instantaneously instantly newly presto primitively seasonably straightaway summarily thereon thereupon without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

late

ADVERB

tout de suite

Synonyms

WEAK

at once in a wink now pronto right away without delay

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So is his temper, which accelerates from zero to 60 in an instant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"A lot of things happened in an instant," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He began to send his footage to Borenstein through encrypted servers, a decision made in an instant, but with longterm consequences.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Then, all of the ideas about what life could’ve been are dashed away in an instant.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

If he had seen Sarai, cinnamon-haired like her mother, he would have known her in an instant, but he hadn’t, because she wasn’t there.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

in an instant

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