Словарь синонимов английского языка - instant

(n) 1. moment, point, second, time: I was thinking of you at the very instant the phone rang. 2. moment, second, minute, flash, twinkling (of an eye), trice, Colloq jiffy: I'll be with you in an instant, sir. -(adj) 3. instantaneous, immediate, on the spot, overnight: His novel was an instant best seller. 4. urgent, crying, pressing, earnest, imperative, critical, exigent; split-second, direct: We have an instant need for a computer specialist. 5. ready-made, ready-mihed, prepared, ready-to-serve, precooked: This is an instant soup just add hot water to the powder.