Impending death is thine, and instant doom.

January 2, 1827, Thomas Carlyle, letter to Mrs. Carlyle, Scotsbrig
I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation.

He received just two disciplinary reports prior to committing the instant offense, one in March 2019 for activating an alarm during a non-emergency situation, and one in May 2019 for failing to provide a urine specimen.

No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.

instant coffee; instant noodles; instant mashed potato; instant photo

I refer to your letter of the 16th instant in regard to traffic disruption.

He left the room for his relinquished sword, / And Julia instant to the closet flew.

She paused for only an instant, which was just enough time for John to change the subject.

On receiving the baton, steam was again turned on, and the train passed on to the bridge... when the train had got about 200 yards from the cabin [in the signal box], he observed sparks flying from the wheels; and after they had continued about three minutes, there was a sudden bright flash of light, and in an instant there was total darkness, the tail lamps of the train, the sparks, and flash of light, all, he said disappearing at the same instant.

The instant the alarm went off, he fled the building.

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