Instant
Instant adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Subsequent and instant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subsequent" instead an adjective "Instant".
Subsequent
Subsequent adjective - Being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else.
Instant and subsequent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instant" instead an adjective "Subsequent".
Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence
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The White Dragon Wings from Lunar: The Silver Star (and subsequent remakes) allow instant travel to previously visited towns.
Source: Warp Whistle - Makoto's first leap she goes through a very strange occurrence, all subsequent leaps after are instant.
Source: Our Time Travel Is Different - It's also supposed to fail on enemies immune to instant death, but "Vanish = magic succeeds" is checked before "immune to death = death spells fail"; this was fixed in all subsequent remakes.
Source: Outside-the-Box Tactic
Cite this Source
Subsequent and Instant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/subsequent
Instant & Subsequent. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/subsequent>.
Subsequent or Instant. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/subsequent.
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