instantly
[in-stuh nt-lee]
- immediately; at once.
- urgently.
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- as soon as; directly: I recognized her instantly she entered the room.
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Origin of instantly
Synonyms
See more synonyms for instantly on Thesaurus.com1. forthwith. See immediately.
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Contemporary Examples
The very nature of going “viral” is that it requires the content to be instantly, freely shareable.
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December 3, 2014
Blood spatters on the pavement seem to confirm that he was moving toward Wilson when the instantly fatal shot was fired.
It is not some benign magical sleep as shown on TV, where people wake up a year later and are instantly back to normal.
Because the music here is so free, so joyous, so relaxed that all its pleasures are instantly communicable.
“Yeah, and the year I was born,” I said, instantly realizing that was the wrong thing to say.
Historical Examples
As she spoke, Geta lifted the curtain, and Philothea instantly obeyed the signal.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
And when the wrenching at his forearms ceased he instantly relaxed his grip.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
His name was instantly passed on by the fugitive to his fellows as a "safe" man.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
She instantly thrust in her head and snorted in the direction of the stranger.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
He instantly drew back; but it was too late, they had recognised him.
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder
instantly
- immediately; at once
- archaic urgently or insistently
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Word Origin and History for instantly
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