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instantly

[in-stuhnt-lee] / ˈɪn stənt li /
ADVERB
right now
Synonyms
STRONGEST
directly immediately instantaneously right away
STRONG
forthwith now
WEAK
PDQ at once away double-time first off in a flash instanter on a dime pronto right spontaneously straight away there and then this minute tout de suite without delay
Antonyms
STRONG
later
WEAK
eventually

Example Sentences

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Instantly, Camille is overcome with desire, as well as a more surprising, complicated feeling: jealousy.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Instantly recognisable by their electric blue shop fronts, branches of LAP Coffee have become a common sight in Berlin's hippest neighbourhoods over the past two years.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

Instantly, Trump was wowed by the Finn's abilities.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Instantly the movie—about a boy who accidentally travels back in time in a now-iconic DeLorean and must find his way back to the present—was what it was meant to be: funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Instantly Strawberry turned into a side run and called, “Kingcup? Are you coming down to the great burrow?”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams