Society
instant gratification
immediate pleasure from getting what you want
Instant gratification is the pleasure you get immediately after receiving or doing something you want.
Hear it in real life
Why do people keep checking social media?
It gives them a little instant gratification each time.
Online shopping can encourage people to seek instant gratification.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: People look for an instant gratifications online.
Say: People look for instant gratification online.
“Gratification” is usually uncountable in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
seek instant gratification; provide instant gratification
Your turn: say it out loud
Online shopping can encourage people to seek instant gratification.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
instant gratification
immediate pleasure from getting what you want
“Online shopping can encourage people to seek instant gratification.”
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