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instantly

[in-stuhnt-lee]

adverb

  1. immediately; at once.

    Synonyms:
  2. urgently.



conjunction

  1. as soon as; directly.

    I recognized her instantly she entered the room.

instantly

/ ˈɪԲəԳٱɪ /

adverb

  1. immediately; at once

  2. archaicurgently or insistently

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of instantly1

Late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; instant, -ly
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So this will not instantly transform the country, the state of roads, hospitals and schools, or the provision of services within them.

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Earlier, eyewitness Robert Fenton told the court Daniel "instantly fell to the floor" after he was attacked.

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When Euan returned, he instantly saw his younger brother was in trouble and went out to try and help him, getting himself caught in the current.

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Yet it was another Tigers replacement, Perese, who stole the show almost instantly, hitting the line at full tilt just inside the Sale half and scorching away on a diagonal run to the left corner.

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The technique breaks the film’s faux-authentic spell: when the story leaps forward in time without considering details like architecture, whatever mild power the material holds instantly wanes.

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