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instantaneous
adj
    1. Done, happening or occurring at once, very quickly or in an instant; immediate.
      Example: The poison has an instantaneous effect
      Thesaurus: immediate, instant, rapid, prompt, unhesitating, on-the-spot; Antonym: delayed, gradual.
Derivative: instantaneously
adverb
    In an instant
      Thesaurus: immediately, instantly, rapidly, at once, on the spot, straight away, there and then, unhesitatingly, promptly.
Derivative: instantaneousness
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin instantaneus, from instare to be present.



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