instant communication

collocation in English

meaningsofinstantandcommunication

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instant
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.stənt/us
/ˈɪn.stənt/
happening immediately, without ...
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communication
noun
uk
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of communicating ...
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(Definition ofinstantandcommunicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinstant communication

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It is curious that in this age of technology, which brings the furthest corners of the world together, we always worry aboutinstantcommunication.
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We face the prospect ofinstantcommunicationby computer screens that are also television receivers.
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I enjoy theinstantcommunicationand access to information of all kinds as well as the ability to trade online.
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Today, through the medium of television and withinstantcommunication, it is very difficult to know how to deal with this problem.
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It would not have been so a few years ago, but today, with the spread of television andinstantcommunication, we are living in a new world.
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Instantcommunicationflashes round the world.
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By the company's twenty-fifth anniversary in 1987, there were offices to track inventory, sales, and sendinstantcommunicationto their stores.
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For example, visitors might initiateinstantcommunicationwith the exhibitor via an instant message, email or a voice-call.
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As becomes necessary, all of the hybrid souls are ininstantcommunicationwith each another by telepathy.
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It created networks capable of providinginstantcommunicationbetween head office and remote well sites.
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When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because theinstantcommunicationfacilitates word of mouth.
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The moderators are using a staff room combined withinstantcommunicationtools to discuss any problems or questions concerning the group.
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Globalization is represented by characters of varying nationalities, ease of international travel, portableinstantcommunication, and commercial monoculture recognizable across international markets.
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Page himself donned a headset that hadinstantcommunicationbetween himself and the turn reporters, and without hesitation, would throw the call to the turn reporters as he saw appropriate.
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There isinstantcommunicationwith the audience.
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Though it does not prevent them from doing evil, it keeps their destruction limited by suppressing any thoughts that might lead to things like long-distance travel orinstantcommunication.
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