Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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instant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
fast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
instant (noun) | fast (noun) |
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a particular point in time | abstaining from food |
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
instant (adjective) | fast (adjective) |
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occurring with no delay | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
demanding attention | at a rapid tempo |
in or of the present month | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time |
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time | |
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | |
securely fixed in place | |
hurried and brief | |
unrestrained by convention or morality | |
resistant to destruction or fading | |
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds |
instant (verb) | fast (verb) |
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abstain from eating | |
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons |
instant (adverb) | fast (adverb) |
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) | |
firmly or closely |