instant messaging
noun
: a means or system for transmitting electronic messages instantly
instant message
noun or verb
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Email, instant messaging, and collaborative tools create an always-on expectation that fragments attention and prevents the deep work required for meaningful progress.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Investments in video conferencing tools, project management software and instant messaging applications, along with newly evolving AI models that integrate with existing platforms, add value toward reaching new thresholds in the global environment.
—Daniel Pena, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In the more traditional forms of online co-worker communication, such as email and instant messaging, smartphones have given us 24/7 access to those channels, for better or worse.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The interactions took place on the popular instant messaging and social media platform Discord.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Investments in video conferencing tools, project management software and instant messaging applications, along with newly evolving AI models that integrate with existing platforms, add value toward reaching new thresholds in the global environment.
—Daniel Pena, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In the more traditional forms of online co-worker communication, such as email and instant messaging, smartphones have given us 24/7 access to those channels, for better or worse.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The interactions took place on the popular instant messaging and social media platform Discord.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Instant messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instant%20messaging. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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