Instant - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Sudden and unexpected.

Примеры использования:

I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject

adjective

Sudden and not expected, often with unpleasant results

Примеры использования:

There was an abrupt change in her mood., we came to an abrupt curve in the road., his abrupt manner…

adjective

Brisk or lively.

Примеры использования:

She danced her solos with vigour and alacritous changes of focus

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

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Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

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However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

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There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

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They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

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An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

adjective

Done with speed and efficiency.

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An expeditious investigation

adjective

Quick

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The bank was expeditious in replying to my letter.

verb

Convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.

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He expressed complete satisfaction

adjective

Operating at high speed.

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Executives have their own express lift direct to floor 42

adverb

By express train or delivery service.

Примеры использования:

I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Примеры использования:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Примеры использования:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

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A flash new car

noun

A group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership.

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The small port supports a fishing fleet

adjective

Fast and nimble in movement.

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A man of advancing years, but fleet of foot

noun

A marshland creek, channel, or ditch.

Примеры использования:

Sam explained that the 3,000 acres of the nature reserve is the largest in the english lowlands, th…

noun

A period of time equal to a twenty-fourth part of a day and night and divided into 60 minutes.

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An extra hour of daylight in the winter evenings

adjective

Occurring or done at once; instant.

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The authorities took no immediate action

adjective

Happening or done without delay or very soon after something else

Примеры использования:

She made an immediate impact when she arrived to coach the team., emotional outbursts followed in t…

adjective

Occurring or done instantly.

Примеры использования:

Modern methods of instantaneous communication

adjective

Happening or completed immediately, without any delay

Примеры использования:

Tv has conditioned us to expect instantaneous answers to difficult questions.

noun

A very short time; a moment.

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I'll have breakfast ready in a jiff

noun

A very short time; a moment.

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We'll be back in a jiffy

noun

A very short time

Примеры использования:

I’m on the phone, but i’ll be with you in a jiffy.

noun

A brand name for a thick envelope that protects things that are easily damaged when they are sent in the mail

noun

A particular point in events or time.

Примеры использования:

It is difficult to say at this juncture whether this upturn can be sustained

noun

A particular point in time or stage in a series of events

Примеры использования:

Negotiations are at a critical juncture.

noun

The occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.

Примеры использования:

A tremendous flash of lightning

adjective

Very quick.

Примеры использования:

A lightning cure for his hangover

noun

A flash of bright light in the sky produced by electricity moving within or between clouds, or between clouds and the ground

Примеры использования:

That tree was struck by lightning in a recent thunderstorm., she moves at lightning speed.

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Примеры использования:

We waited for twenty minutes

adjective

Extremely small.

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Minute particles

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

Примеры использования:

The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

noun

A very brief period of time.

Примеры использования:

She was silent for a moment before replying

noun

One thousand-millionth of a second.

Примеры использования:

If you do the same math for pc 100, you get eight bytes running parallel every 10 nanoseconds for a…

noun

A measurement equal to one billionth of a second, used to describe the speed at which a computer works on data

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The chip's memory access time of 26 nanoseconds made it highly competitive., following the scandal,…

phrase

Without any delay; immediately.

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He offered me the job on the spot

phrase

At the scene of an event.

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Journalists on the spot reported no progress

phrase

(with reference to an action) performed without moving from one's original position.

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Running on the spot

noun

A distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development.

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The final phases of the war

verb

Carry out (something) in gradual stages.

Примеры использования:

The work is being phased over a number of years

noun

Any stage in a series of events or in a process of development

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The project is only in its first phase of planning, so we haven’t yet established the cost.

noun

The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.

Примеры использования:

The point of his dagger

verb

A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

verb

Cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

Примеры использования:

The incident precipitated a political crisis

adjective

Done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

Примеры использования:

I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate

noun

A substance precipitated from a solution.

Примеры использования:

Any silver ions present form a white precipitate (silver chloride).

verb

(of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).

Примеры использования:

The violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country

noun

An act of encouraging a hesitating speaker.

Примеры использования:

With barely a prompt, barbara talked on

adjective

Done without delay; immediate.

Примеры использования:

She would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulancemen

adjective

Moving fast or doing something in a short time.

Примеры использования:

In the qualifying session he was two seconds quicker than his teammate

adverb

At a fast rate; quickly.

Примеры использования:

He'll find some place where he can make money quicker

noun

The soft tender flesh below the growing part of a fingernail or toenail.

Примеры использования:

You'll enjoy the movie if your idea of a good time is sitting glued to the edge of your seat chewin…

adjective

Happening in a short time or at a great rate.

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The country's rapid economic decline

noun

A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.

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Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids

adjective

Quick or sudden

Примеры использования:

Rapid growth, there’s been rapid change in china., we kept up a rapid pace., males grow more rapidl…

adjective

(of a person or their actions) prompt and eager.

abbreviation

Secant.

noun

A second; a very short space of time.

Примеры использования:

Stay put, i'll be back in a sec

adjective

(of wine) dry.

Примеры использования:

As it was, holder gave us jardin aux lilas, not in an edwardian garden, but perhaps in a penthouse …

verb

Formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion.

Примеры использования:

Bridgeman seconded maxwell's motion calling for the reform

noun

A sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the si unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a caesium-133 atom.

Примеры использования:

Torrance squeezed the trigger, waited twenty five seconds and fired again.

verb

Transfer (a military officer or other official or worker) temporarily to other employment or another position.

Примеры использования:

I was seconded to a public relations unit

adjective

Irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish.

Примеры использования:

Anything unusual made her snappy and nervous

adjective

Done or occurring quickly.

Примеры использования:

A speedy recovery

adjective

Very quick or fast

Примеры использования:

They hope to bring a speedy end to the conflict., the error can be speedily corrected.

noun

A point, period, or step in a process or development.

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There is no need at this stage to give explicit details

verb

Present a performance of (a play or other show).

Примеры использования:

The show is being staged at the grand opera house in belfast

noun

A part of an activity, or a period of development

Примеры использования:

The software is in the early stages of development., at that stage of my life, i was married but di…

adjective

Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.

Примеры использования:

A sudden bright flash

adverb

Suddenly.

Примеры использования:

Sudden there swooped an eagle downward

adjective

Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly

Примеры использования:

The cyclist lowered his head and put on a sudden burst of speed.

adjective

Happening quickly or promptly.

Примеры использования:

A remarkably swift recovery

adverb

Swiftly.

Примеры использования:

Streams that ran swift and clear

noun

A swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing.

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The white-throated swift is a large, slender swift with long wings and a narrow tail, usually held …

noun

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

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Travel through space and time

verb

Plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done.

Примеры использования:

The first track race is timed for 11.15

noun

The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc., in which existence is measured, or the past, present, and future considered as a whole

Примеры использования:

I really don’t have time to call her today., the children spent most of their time outdoors., we’d …

noun

In a very short time

Примеры использования:

Jim had the wheel mended in a trice.

adjective

Shining with a gleam that changes from bright to faint.

Примеры использования:

Twinkling harbour lights

verb

(of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint.

Примеры использования:

The lights twinkled in the distance