instantaneous
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delayOccurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
» Globalization brought us the possibility of fast and instantaneous communication.
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1 senses(not comparable)Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
augenblicklich, unverzüglich
мгнове́нныйmgnovénnyj, момента́льныйmomentálʹnyj
occurring with no delay
Examples
7 sentencesGlobalization brought us the possibility of fast and instantaneous communication.
He knew it was so, with an unaccountable but instantaneous certainty.
Your car's speedometer tells you the car's instantaneous speed, not its average speed.
Lightning is nearly instantaneous.
His death was instantaneous.
ruЕго смерть была мгновенной. — marafon
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Derived from New Latin īnstāntāneus, from Latin īnstantem.Derived from New Latin īnstāntāneus, from Latin īnstantem.
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- occurring with no delay:instant
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsSee also
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