Age
Age noun - A long or seemingly long period of time.
Usage example: it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items
Instant
Instant noun - A very small space of time.
Usage example: it all happened in an instant
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- This OVA's American-styled coming-of-age adventure story, thematic similarity to Harry Potter, and high-quality animation made it an instant hit in the U.S.
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In a single instant, humanity has been, metaphorically, bombed back to the Stone Age.Thus begins Dies the Fire, the first "Novel of the Change" by S.M. Stirling.
Source: Literature / Emberverse -
Having grown up to the age of 15 without any sort of human contact, he becomes enamored with the very concept of "boobs" the instant he sees Mio (his female instructor for those 15 years).
Source: Lovable Sex Maniac
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