Instant and Threshold

Instant

Instant noun - A very small space of time.

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

Threshold noun - An interval of time just before the onset of something.

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Instant and threshold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instant" instead a noun "Threshold".

Nearby Word: thresholding

certain	certain instant	certain threshold
critical	critical instant	critical threshold
single	single instant	single threshold
possible	possible instant	possible threshold
Other adjectives: significant, last, literal, super.

If it dematerialized objects the instant they crossed a certain threshold the front half of your face would disintegrate while the back half of your body bled out.

Source: Teleporter Accident
The destruction of the table and wall at 10ft (which, unprotected, is the instant death radius) could be fatal anyway, however, and there's still threshold for injury.

Source: Just For Fun / Tropes Examined by the MythBusters
EVE Online will pull this on you if your ship's defenses are repeatedly going up and down the alert threshold (which by default is low for shields and armor, and the instant your Structure takes damage).

Source: Critical Annoyance

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Threshold and Instant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/threshold

Instant & Threshold. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/threshold>.

Threshold or Instant. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instant/threshold.

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