Definition
Happening or done at the exact same instant; with no time delay whatsoever.
Etymology
From Latin 'instantaneus' meaning occurring in an instant, from 'instans' (standing in, present moment). The adverbial form adds '-ly' to make it modify verbs or entire sentences.
Kelly Says
In physics, nothing actually happens instantaneously because information can't travel faster than light—so when scientists use this word casually, it's usually shorthand for 'so fast we can't measure the interval!'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በአንድ ጊዜ
be an-di gi-tze
ARالعربية
على الفور
ala al-foor
CACatalà
de forma immediata
de fo-ra im-me-di-a-ta
CSČeština
okamžitě
o-ka-m-zhi-te
DADansk
med det samme
med det sam-me
ELΕλληνικά
αμέσως
a-me-os
ESEspañol
instantáneamente
in-stan-tan-e-a-men-te
FAفارسی
در یک لحظه
dar yeek la-h-zeh
FISuomi
välittömästi
ve-lit-to-m-asti
FRFrançais
instantanément
in-stan-tan-e-man
HEעברית
בלי שניה
be-li sh-ni-ya
HIहिन्दी
क्षणभर में
k-shan-bhar men
HUMagyar
pillanatnyilag
pil-la-na-ny-ilag
IDBahasa Indonesia
seketika
se-ke-ti-ka
ITItaliano
istantaneamente
is-tan-tan-ea-men-te
KMKM
ក្នុងមួយពេល
k-nong mu-oy pe-l
MSBahasa Melayu
segera
se-ge-ra
NLNederlands
onmiddellijk
on-mid-del-lijk
NONorsk
umiddelbart
oo-mid-del-bart
PLPolski
natychmiast
na-tykh-m-iast
PTPortuguês
instantaneamente
in-stan-tan-e-a-men-te
RORomână
instantanea
in-stan-tan-ea
RUРусский
мгновенно
mg-no-v-no
SWKiswahili
mara moja
ma-ra mo-ja
UKУкраїнська
міттєво
mit-te-vo
URاردو
بیک وقت
be-ek-waqt
VITiếng Việt
ngay lập tức
ngay lap tuc
ZUZU
ngokushesha
ngo-ku-she-sha