Instantly

  • 11instantly */*/ — UK [ˈɪnstəntlɪ] / US adverb immediately She was killed instantly. His voice was instantly recognizable …

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  • 12instantly — I. adverb Date: 15th century 1. with importunity ; urgently 2. without the least delay ; immediately II. conjunction Date: 1793 as soon as < he ran across the grass instantly he perceived his mother W. M. Thackeray > …

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  • 13instantly — /in steuhnt lee/, adv. 1. immediately; at once. 2. urgently. conj. 3. as soon as; directly: I recognized her instantly she entered the room. [1375 1425; late ME; see INSTANT, LY] Syn. 1. forthwith. See immediately. * * * …

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  • 14instantly — instant ► ADJECTIVE 1) immediate. 2) urgent; pressing. 3) (of food) processed to allow quick preparation. ► NOUN 1) a precise moment of time. 2) a very short time. DERIVATIVES ins …

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  • 15instantly adv — I don t like ground coffee, Tom said instantly …

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  • 16instantly — adverb a) At once; without delay. b) Urgently; with insistence …

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  • 17instantly — Synonyms and related words: PDQ, amain, apace, at once, away, by forced marches, cursorily, decisively, directly, expeditiously, feverishly, forthwith, furiously, hand over fist, hastily, helter skelter, hotfoot, hurriedly, hurry scurry,&#8230; …

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  • 18instantly — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. directly, at once, without delay; see immediately , spontaneously . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv. immediately, at once, instantaneously, now, directly, tout de suite, *PDQ, without delay, forthwith. III (Roget s&#8230; …

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  • 19instantly — in·stant·ly || ɪnstÉ™ntlɪ adv. immediately, at once, without delay, in a jiffy …

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  • 20instantly — ad. See instantaneously …

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