Words that already exist

The Instant as a word

Augenblick
The word in german for instant is twinkling of an eye, blinker or flicker, which is strongly connected with light and vision.
In Swedisch and in Dutch, as in german, instant is ögonblick , ogenblik.
Different is in italian: attimo, which comes from athem (anima, in german to breath means atmen), that means respite, a short interval of relief.
In spanish, as in english, is instante, comes from instare (what is about to occur, proximity to the present, imminent and immediately)
In russian is MOMEHT,. The same word we find in other languages: moment, that comes from momentum (brief movement of time, a driving crucial force)


In Greek we at least to concepts to represent time: Kronos and Kairos:

KRONOS
Is the representation on quantitative time

KAIROS
Is the qualitative time, the instamt of making a decision.


The Paradox of the Instant Present
The is no instant present, only past and future


Flash
to appear or occur suddenly
to remember something suddenly
to give off light in sudden bursts, instantaneous illumination for photography.


The Instant of Death

Exitus


The Instant of Revelation

Satori
Initially is a japanish buddhist term for permanent enlightenment: to catch on, to understand.
I remember reading in one of Salinger´s books that satori means what God had in mind right before saying let there be light. Which pushes me to point out this exact instant before the light appeared. In Science the correlative term is Big Bang, there should be an instant right before the Big Bang or if the Big Bang is properlly a type of instant.

Kensho
Another japanish buddhist term for enlightenment but in terms of clear glimpse

Epiphany
Manifestation, revaltion of God as a human being.

Eureka!
The instant of triumph after discovering something

Aha!
The Instant of understanding

Laughing
The Instant of understanding a joke

The Instant of the Meeting

Itsuarpok: is an eskimo word that designates the moment of going out to see if that person expected is coming.


The Instant of Love

Cupid´s arrow


The Instant of Pleasure

Orgasm

The Instant in Literature

Faust: Zum Augenblicke dürft´ ich sagen, Verweile doch! Du bist so schön!