Instant and Long

Instant

Instant noun - A very small space of time.

Long is an antonym for instant.

Long

Long noun - A long or seemingly long period of time.
Usage example: they should be here before long

Instant is an antonym for long.

Nearby Word: longed

Both words in one sentence

  • Cool Car Because of its instant and long-time iconic status, the car also appeared in Thunderball, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, a deleted scene from The World Is Not Enough, Casino Royale (2006), Skyfall and Spectre.
    Source: Cool Car
  • The Spy's weapon is a knife used for instant-kill backstabs, while The Sniper specialises in long-distance headshots.
  • Video Game / Batman: Arkham City The game also guides him towards mooks with ridiculously long leaps in combat like in Asylum and gives armored mooks priority when performing instant takedowns, and attempting to perform a disarm on an enemy with no weapon results in an instant takedown instead.
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Long and Instant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/long
Instant & Long. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/long>.
Long or Instant. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/long.
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