then and there

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.

Example Sentences

The judge pointed out, “You are admitting right then and there that you didn’t have reasonable suspicion, because it can’t be reasonable suspicion that you are simply a Latino person who is at a location where undocumented immigrants have previously been found.”

From Slate

That gap has grown to 16 since then and there remains the metaphorical length of the River Clyde between the two teams right now.

From BBC

I had to leave then and there.

From Los Angeles Times

According to a recording obtained by CBS News, Rhodes said a few days after the Jan. 6 riot that "my only regret is they should have brought rifles, we should have brought rifles. We could have fixed it right then and there. I'd hang fu**ing Pelosi from the lamppost."

From Salon

“Right then and there,” point guard Dylan Andrews said, “I knew what type of passer Aday was, having the IQ to be like, ‘OK, I can’t make the pass but there’s an open path, I’m going to find a way to get it there.’”

From Los Angeles Times