Instant and Span

Instant

Instant noun - A very small space of time.

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Span and instant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Span" instead a noun "Instant".

Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.

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Instant and span are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instant" instead a noun "Span".

Nearby Word: spanned

common	common instant	common span
brief	brief instant	brief span
short	short instant	short span
certain	certain instant	certain span
Other adjectives: original, single, horrible, mere, significant, frozen.

Span out, take a few months of pilot lessons, span back in an instant after leaving and save the day.

Source: Year Inside, Hour Outside
He can't move in that frozen span of time, but he can essentially cast double the spells without a chance of interrupting, making it seem instant.

Source: Time Stands Still
He can't move in that frozen span of time, but he can essentially cast double the spells without a chance of interrupting, making it seem instant, and combine spells as well.

Source: Light Novel / The Mage Will Master Magic Efficiently In His Second Life

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

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

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

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