<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.</li><li>the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event.</li><li>a particular moment: at the instant of contact.</li><li>a food or beverage, especially coffee, specially processed for quick preparation.</li><li>Older Use: the present or current month.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>succeeding without any interval of time; prompt; immediate: instant relief from a headache.</li><li>pressing or urgent: instant need.</li><li>noting a food or beverage requiring a minimal amount of time and effort to prepare, as by heating or the addition of milk or water, before being served or used: instant coffee; instant pudding.</li><li>occurring, done, or prepared with a minimal amount of time and effort; produced rapidly and with little preparation: an instant book; instant answers; instant history.</li><li>designed to act or produce results quickly or immediately: an instant lottery.</li><li>Older Use: of the present month: inst. Compare proximo, ultimo.</li><li>your letter of the 12th instant.</li><li>present; current: the instant case before the court.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb:</strong></p><ul><li>instantly.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>