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instant
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moment |
| Synonyms: | bat of the eye, breath, crack, flash, jiffy, juncture, minute, nothing flat, occasion, point, sec, second, shake*, short while, split second, tick, time, trice, twinkling, while, wink |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | bit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short period of time |
| Synonyms: | instant, jiffy, little while, minute, moment, second, space, spell, stretch, tick, while |
| Notes: | a bit is a single unit of computer information and a byte is a sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer |
| Main Entry: | breath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respite, break |
| Synonyms: | blow*, breather, breathing space, instant, moment, pause, rest, second, ten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | juncture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | turning point |
| Synonyms: | choice, circumstance, condition, contingency, crisis, crossroad, crux, emergency, exigency, instant, meeting point, moment, occasion, pass, pinch, plight, point, position, posture, predicament, quandary, state, status, strait, time, zero hour |
| Main Entry: | minute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brief time period |
| Synonyms: | bat of an eye, breath, breathing, crack, flash, instant, jiffy, min, mo, moment, nothing flat, sec, second, shake, short time, sixtieth of hour, sixty seconds, split second, twinkling |
| Main Entry: | moment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brief time period |
| Synonyms: | bit, breathing, crack, date, flash, hour, instant, jiff, jiffy, juncture, minute, no time, nothing flat, occasion, point, point in time, sec, second, shake, split second, stage, three winks, tick, time, trice, twinkle, twinkling, while, wink |
| Main Entry: | occasion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chance |
| Synonyms: | break*, convenience, demand, excuse, incident, instant, moment, need, occurrence, opening, opportunity, possibility, season, shot*, show, time, use |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | occasion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | event, happening |
| Synonyms: | affair, celebration, circumstance, episode, experience, go*, goings-on, happening, incident, instant, milepost, milestone, moment, occurrence, scene, thing*, time, while |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circumstance, stage; limited time |
| Synonyms: | brink, condition, date, degree, duration, edge, extent, instant, juncture, limit, moment, period, point in time, position, threshold, time, verge, very minute |
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