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instantaneity

Roget category 113

1. Words expressing abstract relations
1.6. Time
›› 1.6.1. Absolute time

#113. [Point of time] Instantaneity

noun

instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacysuddenness, abruptness.
moment, instant, second, minute twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup, burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time.
epoch, timetime of day, time of nighthour, minutevery minute &c., very time, very hourpresent time, right time, true time, exact correct time.

verb

be instantaneous etc. adj. — twinkle, flash.

adjective

instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitatesubitaneous, hastyquick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flashrapid as electricity.
speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitzrapid (velocity) 274.

adverb

instantaneously etc. adj. — in no time, in less than no timepresto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shotin a moment etc. n.. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a tricein one's tracksright awaytoute a l'heure [Fr.]at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum [Lat.], uno saltu [Lat.]at once, all at onceplump, slapat one fell swoop —" at the same instant etc. n. — immediately etc. (early) 132extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the momentno sooner said than donejust thenslap-dash etc. (haste) 684.

phrase

touch and gono sooner said than done.

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