ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

adj.; perpetuation; continued existence, uninterrupted existence; perennity † ; permanence
(durability) 110.
V. last forever, endure forever, go on forever; have no end.
eternize, perpetuate.
Adj. perpetual, eternal; everduring † , everlasting, ever-living, ever-flowing; continual,
sempiternal † ; coeternal; endless, unending; ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted,
indesinent † , unceasing; endless, unending, interminable, having no end; unfading † ,
evergreen, amaranthine; neverending † , never-dying, never-fading; deathless, immortal,
undying, imperishable.
Adv. perpetually &c adj.; always, ever, evermore, aye; for ever, for aye, till the end of
the universe, forevermore, forever and a day, for ever and ever; in all ages, from age to
age; without end; world without end, time without end; in secula seculorum [Lat.]; to the
end of time, to the crack of doom, to the 'last syllable of recorded time' [Macbeth]; till
doomsday; constantly &c (very frequently) 136.
Phr. esto perpetuum [Lat.]; labitur et labetur in omne volubilis oevum [Lat.] [Horace];
but thou shall flourish in immortal youth [Addison]; Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful
thought [Addison]; her immortal part with angels lives [Romeo and Juliet]; ohne Rast
[G.], [Goethe's motto]; ora e sempre [It].
113. [Point of time] Instantaneity -- N. instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy;
suddenness, abruptness.
moment, instant, second, minute; twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup,
burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time.
epoch, time; time of day, time of night; hour, minute; very minute &c, very time, very
hour; present time, right time, true time, exact correct time.
V. be instantaneous &c adj.; twinkle, flash.
Adj. instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous,
precipitous, precipitant, precipitate; subitaneous † , hasty; quick as thought, quick as
lightning, quick as a flash; rapid as electricity.
speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz; rapid (velocity) 274.
Adv. instantaneously &c adj.; in no time, in less than no time; presto, subito † , instanter,
suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot; in a moment &c n.. in the blink of an eye, in the
twinkling of an eye, in a trice; in one's tracks; right away; toute a l'heure [Fr.]; at one
jump, in the same breath, per saltum [Lat.], uno saltu [Lat.]; at once, all at once; plump,
slap; at one fell swoop; at the same instant &c n.; immediately &c (early) 132;
extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment; no sooner said than
done; just then; slap-dash &c (haste) 684.
Phr. touch and go; no sooner said than done.
114. [Estimation, measurement, and record of time.] Chronometry -- N. chronometry,
horometry † , horology; date, epoch; style, era.
almanac, calendar, ephemeris; register, registry; chronicle, annals, journal, diary.
[Instruments for the measurement of time] chronogram; clock, wall clock, pendulum
clock, grandfather's clock, cuckoo clock, alarm clock, clock radio; watch, wristwatch,
pocket watch, stopwatch, Swiss watch; atomic clock, digital clock, analog clock, quartz