INSTANT

instant. instant, earnest, importunate,

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instant. Instant, n. a moment, present moment, month

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In″stant (?), a. [[L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to stand upon, to press upon; pref. in- in, on + stare to stand: cf. F. instant. See Stand.]] 1. 1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. Rom. xii. 12. I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation. Carlyle. 2. 2. Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay.
Impending death is thine, and instant doom. Prior. 3. 3. Present; current.
The instant time is always the fittest time. Fuller. ☞ The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July instant.