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then and there

Idioms

Also, there and then. At that precise time and place; on the spot. For example, When the board questioned his judgment again, he resigned then and there. The first term was first recorded in 1442, the variant in 1496.

Example Sentences

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"It was just timing. The boulder that actually took Jack, it could have gone in a week's time, a year's time - it just happened to go then and there."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Afterward, “she decided right then and there, ‘I’m going to become a police officer,’” he told the outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Constitutionally, I was born equal to all the other babies born then and there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 4, 2025

I mean, there were no cell phones back then and there was no social media, so that alone changed everything.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

I decided to begin my work on him right then and there.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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