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instantly

[ in-stuhnt-lee ]

/ ˈɪn stənt li /

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adverb

immediately; at once.

urgently.

conjunction

as soon as; directly: I recognized her instantly she entered the room.

Origin of instantly

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at instant, -ly

SYNONYMS FOR instantly

1 forthwith. See immediately.

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Words nearby instantly

instantaneous sound pressure, instanter, instantiate, instantiation, instantize, instantly, instar, instate, instauration, instead, instead of

Example sentences from the Web for instantly

The very nature of going “viral” is that it requires the content to be instantly, freely shareable.

Death of the Author by Viral Infection: In Defense of Taylor Swift, Digital Doomsayer |Arthur Chu |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Blood spatters on the pavement seem to confirm that he was moving toward Wilson when the instantly fatal shot was fired.

90 Seconds of Fury in Ferguson Are the Key to Making Peace in America |Michael Daly |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is not some benign magical sleep as shown on TV, where people wake up a year later and are instantly back to normal.

Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury |Jean Kim |November 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Because the music here is so free, so joyous, so relaxed that all its pleasures are instantly communicable.

Digging the Gold in Dylan’s ‘Basement’ |Malcolm Jones |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“Yeah, and the year I was born,” I said, instantly realizing that was the wrong thing to say.

Ben Bradlee Was the Last of the Newspaper Giants |Tom Shales |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
With one powerful sweep of his paddle he can instantly turn the canoe, when only a foot distant from fatal destruction.

A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe |John Macgregor
Instantly the motors were replaced by the picture of a girl whose face was noble and reserved.

The Paliser case |Edgar Saltus
But the splotch of colour he saw in the shadow of the gate halted him instantly and changed the currents of his thoughts.

Wang the Ninth |Putnam Weale
She instantly comprehended his permission and threw herself into her lover's embrace.

Monte-Cristo's Daughter |Edmund Flagg
Leslie "came off his perch" instantly and held out his hand repentantly.

Ross Grant Tenderfoot |John Garland

British Dictionary definitions for instantly

instantly

/ (ˈɪnstəntlɪ) /

adverb

immediately; at once

archaic urgently or insistently