in an instant

Synonyms

trice New York minute soon instant instantly presently right away thereon suddenly instantaneously all of a sudden primitively straightaway by and by hereupon
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Antonyms

largo adagio later andante lento eventually
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Examples

Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. Anthony Robbins

These rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while on the other hand too much effort and diligence sometimes saps the vitality and powers of those who never know when to leave off. Giorgio Vasari

I now know that things I always thought I could depend on can crash in an instant. Because of the love that I have been shown, I now know what it means to be 'beloved.' I now know that no breath is to be taken for granted. Rebecca Wells

Love is a self-manifested notion depending on how lonely you are - so if you're really attracted to someone, and you're really lonely, I think you can fall in love in an instant. It's all about where you're at. Kiefer Sutherland

What might not happen in a year might happen in an instant. Puerto Rican Proverb

In an instant illumination can be achieved, it is as easy as turning on a light, the problem is finding the switch in the dark. Moroccan Proverb

Words in the phrase

in an instant

Close letter words and terms

in an initial phase in an initial stage in an instance in an interesting condition in an offhand manner in an orderly way