Instant

The answer

SEC

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEC answer page.

Used 18 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• INAN (85 uses in xd)
• TRICE (67 uses in xd)
• FLASH (12 uses in xd)
• MOMENT (9 uses in xd)
• SPLITSECOND (8 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEC

Every other clue in this collection answered by SEC, most used first.

• Jiffy - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
• "Just a ___!" - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
• Dry, as wine - used 90 times, most recently in 2022
• Moment - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Brief moment - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hold on a ___!" - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Brief time - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Short time - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of a min. - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Jiff - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Min. part - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• "Wait a ___!" - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• "Wait just a ___!" - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Fraction of a min. - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• "Gimme a ___!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Wall St. watchdog - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
• Short time, for short - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Dry - used 21 times, most recently in 2005
• Wine word - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
• Brief time, briefly - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Wall St. regulator - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• NYSE watchdog - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Min. fraction - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Not sweet - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• NYSE overseer - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Brief moment, briefly - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Triple ___ - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Flash - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Mo - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• 1/60 of a min. - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Champagne word - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• "Gimme one ___" - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• "Hang on a ___!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Wine specification - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Blink of an eye - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• "Just a ___" ("hold on") - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Moment, for short - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Two shakes - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• "Hold on just a ___!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Like Chablis - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• Triple ___ (orange-flavored liqueur) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "Be there in a ___!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "I'll be there in a ___!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• NASDAQ overseer - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Not as dry as brut - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• NYSE regulator - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Triple __: liqueur - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Wine descriptor - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Triple ___ (orange liqueur) - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Wine adjective - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Wine label word - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Wine quality - used 7 times, most recently in 1976
• Word on a wine label - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Champagne designation - used 6 times, most recently in 2011

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• This instant - NOW, used 53 times
• Instant lawn - SOD, used 30 times
• ___-mo (instant replay technique) - SLO, used 16 times
• ___ Instant Messenger - AOL, used 10 times
• "Right this instant!" - NOW, used 9 times
• Instant messaging pioneer - AOL, used 8 times

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