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instant-messaging

UK/ɪnst(ə)nt-'mesɪdʒɪŋ/US

Definitions

n.

Real-time online text communication between users.

即时通讯。

Root Breakdown

Native English
instantroot
+
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.

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