Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Instantaneity (Point of time)

Nouns
  • instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy
  • suddenness, abruptness. moment, instant, second, minute
  • twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup, burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time. epoch, time
  • time of day, time of night
  • hour, minute
  • very minute etc., very time, very hour
  • present time, right time, true time, exact correct time.
Verbs
  • be instantaneous etc. adj.
  • twinkle, flash.
Adjectives
  • instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate
  • subitaneous, hasty
  • quick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flash
  • rapid as electricity. speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz
  • rapid (velocity) Velocity.
Adverbs
  • instantaneously etc. adj.
  • in no time, in less than no time
  • presto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot
  • in a moment etc. n.. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice
  • in one's tracks
  • right away
  • at one jump, in the same breath
  • at once, all at once
  • plump, slap
  • at one fell swoop
  • " at the same instant etc. n.
  • immediately etc. (early) Earliness
  • extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment
  • no sooner said than done
  • just then
  • slap-dash etc. (haste) Haste.
Phrases
  • touch and go
  • no sooner said than done.