instantaneity

Roget-categorie 113

1. Words expressing abstract relations
› 1.6. Time
›› 1.6.1. Absolute time

#113. [Point of time] Instantaneity

zelfstandig naamwoord

instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy — suddenness, abruptness.
moment, instant, second, minute — twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup, burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time.
epoch, time — time of day, time of night — hour, minute — very minute &c., very time, very hour — present time, right time, true time, exact correct time.

werkwoord

be instantaneous etc. adj. — twinkle, flash.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate — subitaneous^†, hasty — quick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flash — rapid as electricity.
speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz — rapid (velocity) 274.

bijwoord

instantaneously etc. adj. — in no time, in less than no time — presto, subito^†, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot — in a moment etc. n.. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice — in one's tracks — right away — toute a l'heure [Fr.] — at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum [Lat.], uno saltu [Lat.] — at once, all at once — plump, slap — at one fell swoop —" at the same instant etc. n. — immediately etc. (early) 132 — extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment — no sooner said than done — just then — slap-dash etc. (haste) 684.

uitdrukking

touch and go — no sooner said than done.

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