bit vs instant

bit and instant both are nouns.

bit is not an adjective while instant is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bit	Yes	No	No	No
instant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, instant is a hyponym of bit; that is, instant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bit:

bit: an indefinitely short time
instant: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Other hyponyms of bit include blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink.

bit (noun)	instant (noun)
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press	a particular point in time
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding	a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a small fragment
an instance of some kind
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
a small piece or quantity of something
an indefinitely short time

bit (adjective)	instant (adjective)
	occurring with no delay
	demanding attention
	in or of the present month

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