Main Entry: ¹in·stant

Pronunciation: \ˈin(t)-stənt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin instant-, instans, from instant-, instans, adjective, instant, from Latin

Date: 14th century

1 : an infinitesimal space of time; especially : a point in time separating two states <at the instant of death>
2 : the present or current month