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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

What does instant mean?

Hi,

Could you tell me what 'instant' means in the context below?

The instant baby woke up, the incessant crying started again, much to his mother's dismay. She(the mother) said that everything she tried had failed.

Thanks in adavance.
  

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Hi Anon The word "instant" means "moment": The moment (that the) baby woke up, ... You could reword that this way: As soon as (the) baby woke up, ...

— Yankee

  • Hi Anon The word "instant" means "moment": The moment (that the) baby woke up, ...
  • You could reword that this way: As soon as (the) baby woke up, ...
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Hi Anon

The word "instant" means "moment":
The moment (that the) baby woke up, ...

You could reword that this way:
As soon as (the) baby woke up, ...
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Thanks very much for your answer, Yankee.
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