instant-messaging
UK/ɪnst(ə)nt-'mesɪdʒɪŋ/US
Definitions
n.
Real-time online text communication between users.
即时通讯。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishinstantroot
+
messagingroot
=instant-messaging
instant (← instāre 'be present') + messaging = 'messaging that arrives in the instant,' i.e. in real time.
Common Collocations
- 1.instant-messaging app即时通讯软件
- 2.instant-messaging platform即时通讯平台
- 3.instant-messaging service即时通讯服务
Example Sentences
- 1.
The team coordinates through an instant-messaging app.