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instant
Noun
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An instant is a very short time.
She looked at me and for an instant, I thought she was her mother.
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Instant mathx/math is mathx/math that is ready, or happens, very quickly (in an instant).
I don't like instant coffee, but that's usually what I drink.
With his first book, he was an instant success.
time
Noun
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Time is what we measure with a clock.
"What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
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If you do something one time, you do it once.
time
Verb
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If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.