instant gratification

Example Sentences

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Financial products have been increasingly adding gamelike features that create competition or instant gratification to keep users hooked — and the latest example is a prepaid debit card with a “buy-now-pay-maybe” feature.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

In her view, long-form videos - the kind you might find on YouTube - tend to be more educational and less harmful because they don't provide the instant gratification of short-form content.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

We humans are visual creatures to the core with a strong desire for instant gratification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

They prefer instant gratification that extends beyond Mexico.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

A puny arrow connects the filler who with a gap right next door, and the reader gets instant gratification: no sooner does she come across who than she knows what it’s doing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker