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instant message
[in-stuhnt mes-ij]
noun
an electronic message sent in real time via the internet and therefore immediately available for display on the recipient's screen.
verb (used without object)
to send such an electronic message. IM
instant message
noun
a message sent using instant-messaging technology
verb
to send an instant message (to)
Word History and Origins
Origin of instant message1
Example Sentences
Chris and his friends, who come from a melting pot of East and Southeast Asian American families, have sprouted up in a digital landscape that flowers with MySpace Top 8s, power-pop band merch and AOL Instant Message chimes.
Bess and George peered over Nancy's shoulder as she sent Ned an instant message: "Hi Ned. Do U know a fourth grader who snowboards in the park?"
"Send Bradley an instant message!"
"You've got an instant message, Nancy," George said.
He read a July 30, 2017, sApp instant message from Hunter to a Chinese investor and Communist Party official.
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