Forever
Forever noun - A long or seemingly long period of time.
Usage example: it took forever to fill out all the forms
Instant
Instant noun - A very small space of time.
Usage example: it all happened in an instant
Both words in one sentence
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The Magic Goes Away: The Enkies are all wiped out to extinction in an instant by Akyta/Argus, and time control is lost forever.
Source: Video Game / Sine Mora -
Instant Emergency Response: Averted considering that the stories usually have emergency services seeming to take forever to get to the emergencies.
Source: Series / Rescue 911 -
Jack's angst comes mainly from his having no choice in who he reaps, and when souls try to escape him, he has to chase them and can't be avoided forever, and suicide is an instant ticket to Hell.
Source: Webcomic / Jack (David Hopkins)
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