The Clue
Like Cup-a-Soup (7 letter answer)
The Answer
INSTANT
Tags
Notes
The answer INSTANT is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
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Like some coffee and potatoes
Definition
INSTANT as a noun:
1. (blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute) = a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
2. (moment, minute, second, instant) = a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
INSTANT as an adjective:
1. (instantaneous, instant) = occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
2. (instant, inst) = in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"
3. (clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant) = demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"