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instantaneous
/ ˌɪnstənˈteɪnɪəs; ɪnˌstæntəˈniːɪtɪ /
adjective
- occurring with almost no delay; immediate
- happening or completed within a moment
instantaneous death
- maths
- occurring at or associated with a particular instant
- equal to the limit of the average value of a given variable as the time interval over which the variable is considered approaches zero
instantaneous velocity
Derived Forms
- ˌԲٲˈٲԱdzܲ, adverb
- ˌԲٲˈٲԱdzܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٲ·ٲ·Ա··ٲ [in-stan-tn-, ee, -i-tee, in-st, uh, n-t, uh, -, nee, -], ȴٲ·ٲn·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ȴٲ·ٲn·dzܲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of instantaneous1
Example Sentences
The news of a tariff pause caused an instantaneous boost to the U.S. stock market, which had dropped precipitously over fears of a tariff-induced recession.
Trump claimed on digital media, a mode of communication that is instantaneous, personal, and visual, that only he could save America.
This fits the format, rhythm and grammar of social media —instantaneous, personal and visual.
When she came out at the top of the show with Salonga, the two elegantly decked in the deep red of a Broadway stage curtain, the connection with the audience was instantaneous.
TGR and Smart took the profits from those attacks and struck a deal with British drugs networks, giving them an almost instantaneous way of converting dirty street money into a useable asset.
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