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Kanonathena Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

instant

One of last year's most well-received first-person shooters was undoubtedly Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which was a collaborative effort between Activision, id Software, Gray Matter, and Nerve Software. The game's excellent use of the Quake III: Team Arena engine and its breadth of multiplayer gameplay modes made it an instant hit among shooter fans. It's no surprise that Activision would want to build on the success of Wolfenstein, and with that in mind, the company had a playable build of the upcoming add-on pack for the game on the E3 show floor.



I've seen this word being used in the same way elsewhere like "An instant classic!"

What does it mean? undoubtably?

Thank you.
  

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In this context, instant means immediate, occurring at once . The game became an instant hit => the game became very popular right away, especially among the shooter fans. Instant classic => The Da Vinci Code novel has become an instant classic overnight => the novel has become so immensely popular overnight that it could be recognized as definitive work in its genre.

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  • In this context, instant means immediate, occurring at once .
  • The game became an instant hit => the game became very popular right away, especially among the shooter fans.
  • Instant classic => The Da Vinci Code novel has become an instant classic overnight => the novel has become so immensely popular overnight that it could be recognized as definitive work in its genre.
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In this context, instant means immediate, occurring at once.

The game became an instant hit => the game became very popular right away, especially among the shooter fans.

Instant classic => The Da Vinci Code novel has become an instant classic overnight => the nove
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