即时的 — meaning in English

English meaning

• flicker verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
• instant adj Happening right away, with no delay.
• jiffy noun A very short, unspecified length of time.
• shake verb To move something rapidly back and forth or up and down.
• snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.

Senses

即时的 is used for these senses in English:

• flicker (figurative) A short moment.
• in the nick of time (idiomatic) At the last possible moment; at the last minute.
• instant A very short period of time; a moment.
• jiffy (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
• shake (informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
• snap A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.

flicker — full definition

1. verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
2. verb To appear and disappear briefly; to flutter.
3. noun An unsteady, wavering flash of light.
4. noun A type of small woodpecker.

instant — full definition

1. adj Happening right away, with no delay.
2. adj Quick and easy to prepare, especially food or drink made by just adding water.
3. noun A single very short moment in time.

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