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instantly

  • adverb
  • /ˈɪnstəntli/

At once; without delay.

Example

“When the neighbours' dog barked, ours instantly replied with a howl.”

Other meanings

  1. Urgently; with insistence.

  2. At the same time.

Synonyms

  • immediately
  • straight off
  • directly
  • now
  • right away
  • at once

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “instantly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.