Yes, that's how I feel a lot of the time -- it's like instant knowing. On the other hand, when I instantly know something but don't know how I know it, it can cause some problems. The first is doubt. If I don't know how I got this information than how can I trust it? The second is frustration. Sometimes I'll skip the doubt part because I'll be certain of something, but I won't be able to explain to someone else how I know that. Or at least it'll come with great difficulty and NT's particularly don't have much patience with this.
If intuition is tied so closely to our consciousness and that consciousness knows no time bounds than maybe...
intuition can go beyond the present? What an exciting thought!!