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minute vs instant

instant vs minute

minute and instant both are nouns.

minute and instant both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
minute Yes Yes No No
instant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, instant is a hyponym of minute; that is, instant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than minute:
  • minute: 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 minute include blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink.
As nouns, minute and instant are synonyms defined as:
  • minute and instant: a particular point in time
Other synonyms of minute include moment, second.
minute (noun) instant (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it a particular point in time
a short note a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
an indefinitely short time
a particular point in time
minute (adjective) instant (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination occurring with no delay
infinitely or immeasurably small demanding attention
in or of the present month
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