then and there

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Danny’s heart could have stopped right then and there.

From Literature

We were having a Thank Goodness Ida B’s All Right Celebration right then and there, and all that was missing were cake and presents.

From Literature

“Part of my job is making sure that the plans are developed and then tested and then socialized with the staff so if those situations were to ever come up, we would not be figuring it out right then and there. We would know what to do,” Adona said.

From Los Angeles Times

And they had vowed then and there to never associate with this terrible man again.

From Slate

“It’s known as the game that put football on the map. I was a teenager watching on a black-and-white TV, and I remember Alan Ameche taking a handoff and going into the end zone. Right then and there, I started thinking about being involved in pro football. There was just something magical about it.”

From The Wall Street Journal