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instanter

[ in-stan-ter ]

/ ɪnˈstæn tər /

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adverb

immediately; at once.

Origin of instanter

1680–90; < Latin: urgently, insistently, equivalent to instan(t-) instant + -ter adv. suffix

Words nearby instanter

instant message, instant photography, instant replay, instantaneous, instantaneous sound pressure, instanter, instantiate, instantiation, instantize, instantly, instar

Example sentences from the Web for instanter

If an unoffending passer-by jolt against him accidentally on his promenade, a bullet is most probably sent into him instanter.

Albania |E. F. Knight
I'll tak' twa o' my ain lads and my ain wagon, and be there instanter.

The Bow of Orange Ribbon |Amelia E. Barr
This was a masterly woman, and instanter she took the tide upon the flood.

Once Aboard The Lugger |Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
The owners were compelled to start the poison into the sea, and then to leave the Crimea instanter.

The British Expedition to the Crimea |William Howard Russell

It must not be too close or it will hinder the vibration, and we want the hammer to go off instanter when required.

How to Make Electrical Machines |R. A. R. Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for instanter

instanter

/ (ɪnˈstæntə) /

adverb

law without delay; (in connection with pleading) the same day or within 24 hours

Word Origin for instanter

C17: from Latin: urgently, from instans instant