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/ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/ · adjective
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time..
This instantaneous motion is supposed by you, to be infinitely swift.
However, no lovers in romance ever cemented a more inſtantaneous friendſhip.
The colour now rushed into Elizabeth's cheeks in the instantaneous conviction of its being a letter from the nephew, instead of the aunt; [...]
I walk always with my right hand closed round the india-rubber ball which I have in my trouser pocket. The pressing of this ball actuates a detonator inside the flask I carry in my pocket. It's the principle of the pneumatic instantaneous shutter for a camera lens.
The penis is the perfectly obvious and natural symbol of instantaneous time.
He said that the bullet went through her head, severed her spine and death would have been almost instantaneous.
Use instantaneous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Instantaneous means Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time..
Common synonyms include flash, immediate, instant, split-second.
Possible antonyms include delayed, gradual, nonimmediate, noninstantaneous.
This instantaneous motion is supposed by you, to be infinitely swift.
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