Instant and Term

Instant

Instant noun - A very small space of time.

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

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Instant and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instant" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

common	common instant	common term
short	short instant	short term
right	right instant	right term
original	original instant	original term
Other adjectives: correct, relative, single, next, last.

If the term refers to an instant-victory attack on one disk and then loses its usefulness on the next, then the first dungeon must consist of several (metaphorical) disks.

Source: Video Game / Unchained Blades
Hindley takes an instant disliking to Heathcliff, possibly due to a long term Inferiority Superiority Complex regarding his father's affections which manifests itself upon Heathcliff's arrival.

Source: Green Eyed Monster / Literature
It's occasionally noted that gravitics aren't an instant-win feature- one term for (untrained) flying soldiers is "skeet".

Source: I Believe I Can Fly

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

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