Instant
Instant adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Usage example: an instant response to the cry for help
Split-second is a synonym for instant in immediate topic. In some cases you can use "Split-second" instead an adjective "Instant".
Split-second
Split-second adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Usage example: a day trader who is used to making split-second decisions
Instant is a synonym for split-second in very short time topic. You can use "Instant" instead the phrase "Split-second" as a noun or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- minute and instant
- minute and split-second
- flash and instant
- flash and split-second
- fast and instant
- fast and split-second
- moment and instant
- moment and split-second
- quick and instant
- quick and split-second
- prompt and instant
- prompt and split-second
- imperative and instant
- imperative and split-second
Both words in one sentence
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Difficulty Spike: The final two acts go from "hard" to "insane": The penultimate act is a single stage with omnipresent instant death (when the tree trunk bridge starts rotating under your feet, you have a split-second to jump or fall to your death).
Source: Video Game / The Smurfs (1994)
Cite this Source
Split-second and Instant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/split-second
Instant & Split-second. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/split-second>.
Split-second or Instant. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/split-second.
