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instantly adverb [ ˈɪnst(ə)ntli ]

• at once; immediately.
• "she fell asleep almost instantly"
Similar: immediately, at once, straight away, right away, instantaneously, suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden, on the instant, at a stroke, forthwith, then and there, there and then, here and now, this/that (very) minute, this/that instant, quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, directly, without delay, promptly, in an instant, in a moment, in a (split) second, in a minute, in a trice, in a fraction of a second, in/like a flash, quick as lightning, like a shot, in a wink, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, before you know it, on the double, at the speed of light, like an arrow from a bow, tout de suite, in a jiffy, pronto, double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), like (greased) lightning, toot sweet, ekdam, straightway, instanter, forthright,
Opposite: eventually, slowly,
• urgently or persistently.


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