inst
/ɪnst/
adjective
- Abbreviation for 'instant' used in formal or business correspondence to mean 'of the current month'.
- Thank you for your letter of the 10th inst.
- The meeting scheduled for the 15th inst. has been postponed.
- We received your payment on the 5th inst.
noun
- Short form of 'institution' or 'institute', used informally or in names.
- She works at the Mass Inst of Technology.
- The inst is hosting a conference next week.
- He graduated from a well-known inst in the city.
adverb
- Abbreviation for 'instantly' or 'immediately', used in informal writing or notes.
- The package will be delivered inst upon arrival.
- He left the room inst after hearing the news.
- Please reply inst.