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early adv.
tout de suite adv.

ADVERB

early

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly first promptly recently right away soon timely

STRONG

betimes

WEAK

at once freshly in a jiffy in no time instantaneously instantly newly presto primitively seasonably straightaway summarily thereon thereupon without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

late

ADVERB

tout de suite

Synonyms

WEAK

at once in a wink now pronto right away without delay

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in an instant

Shah told parliament on Wednesday the disaster "snatched away mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers from us in an instant".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“It can be ruined in an instant with teams of people on mining trucks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

But life can change in an instant, and that plan may need to be enacted tomorrow.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

A youngster’s imagination inspires the most delightful sequences in the movie with softly animated adventures that pivot in an instant from romance to danger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Or maybe because I noticed two or three boys talking to two or three girls, it seemed like the whole world had changed in an instant and I was on the outside watching it change.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

in an instant

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