in a second

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directly adv.
in a flash adv.
right off adv.
soon adv.
straightaway adv.
straight off adv.

ADVERB

directly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immediately instantaneously instantly promptly quickly shortly

STRONG

forthwith straightaway

WEAK

anon at once contiguously dead due first off instanter presently pronto right away speedily straight off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

eventually later

WEAK

indirectly

ADVERB

in a flash

Synonyms

WEAK

in a jiffy instantaneously instantly quickly

ADVERB

right off

Synonyms

WEAK

anon at once contiguously dead due first off forthwith immediately instant instantaneously instanter instantly now presently promptly pronto quickly right away shortly speedily straight off straightaway

ADVERB

soon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now before long betimes by and by coming down the pike ere long expeditiously fast fleetly forthwith hastily in a little while in a minute in a short time in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

ADVERB

straightaway

Synonyms

STRONG

dead due forthwith immediately instant instantly now right straight

WEAK

anon at once contiguously direct first off instantaneously instanter presently promptly pronto quickly right away right off shortly speedily straight off

Antonyms

STRONG

eventually indirectly later

ADVERB

straight off

Synonyms

WEAK

anon at once contiguously dead due first off forthwith immediately instant instantaneously instanter instantly now presently promptly pronto quickly right away right off shortly speedily straightaway

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in a second

The interesting twist is that Gapen and team not only think the Fed will hike in September, but now pencil in a second quarter-point hike in December.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Somehow the house remains intact and survivors can be seen in a second verified video standing surrounded by mud once the floodwater had receded.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu strain in a second Australian state, the nation's agriculture minister said on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The gap between our expectations of cute robots and the reality is notable in a second way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Goll also insisted he turned in a second alarm when another man appeared ten minutes later to announce that the fire was spreading rapidly.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

in a second

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