Duration and Instant

Duration

Duration noun - The period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress.

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Instant and duration are semantically related. in time topic. In some cases you can use "Instant" instead a noun "Duration".

Instant noun - A very small space of time.

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Duration and instant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duration" instead a noun "Instant".

brief	brief duration	brief instant
short	short duration	short instant
right	right duration	right instant
certain	certain duration	certain instant
Other adjectives: original, relative, precise, single, next, prolonged.

We start with pills that cause whoever swallows one to fall for the first person of the opposite sex, with a duration of either one instant, one day, or the ingester's entire life.

Source: Love Potion
If he lands this, you're stunned for an obscene duration and take a massive ammount of damage (Nearly instant death for squishier champs).

Source: Foe-Tossing Charge
Instant Death Radius: If you are lucky and skilled enough to capture the Black Ship, you can expect to enjoy naval dominance for the entire duration of the game.

Source: Video Game / Total War: Shogun 2

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Instant and Duration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/instant

Duration & Instant. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/instant>.

Instant or Duration. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/instant.

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