instant
noun
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment.
instants
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pluralof instant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When analyzing spacetime, do events, instants, worldlines or even spacetime as a whole exist in the same sense as places and people?
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
In ECSE, scientists will take x-ray pictures of scale-model pits as they collapse and investigate how neutrons behave during those crucial instants before the nuclear detonation.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 20, 2023
There’s just no comparison, and in a way it isn’t fair to test the flavor of Cometeer against powdered instants — but we did because when it comes to add-water-and-stir coffee, it’s an option.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
For a few instants, I followed him somewhere else in my mind, down some duct of the imagination.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Matthos lent him a hand to help him hack over the raiL For those few instants, Black Betba and White Hart were the calm eye in the midst of the storm.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
