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