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Meanings of instant gratification in English

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Usage of instant gratification in English
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His E-graded biology exam is testament to a lifestyle of instant gratification.
The Guardian
2
If I chose instant gratification, did that make me a weaker person?
Dexter is Delicious: A Novel
3
They encourage instant gratification when democracy presupposes a capacity for frustration and patience.
The Guardian
4
The self-control and self-denial of previous pragmatic contexts are abandoned for instant gratification.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
5
It's the age of instant gratification, of self-centred attention-seeking and the millennial whine.
Radio NZ
6
Pixels might be the in thing, but I'll take instant gratification any day.
G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
7
There's no equal for the instant gratification a glue gun brings.
Wired
8
A slew of startups designed to deliver instant gratification are struggling.
Wired
9
Murphy seeks more in life than the instant gratification of stardom.
The Irish Times
10
If we don't get that instant gratification, anxiety can kick in.
BBC
11
The digital economy, with its downloadable products, has created an expectation of instant gratification.
Wired
12
What's being sold today in their place is instant gratification.
Pinheads and patriots: where you stand in the age of obama
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Financial planners might scoff but instant gratification is one of our defining national traits.
Broke, usa: from pawnshops to poverty, inc.—how the working poor...
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But we are in a culture that's encouraging instant gratification.
Wired
15
At the intersection of laziness and instant gratification beckons a set-top box called Vudu.
Wired
16
There's a culture of instant gratification, of the instant fix.
News.com.au
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Instant gratification through the time
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common