instantaneous
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“Access to the classical studies is now instantaneous: literature, science, art, philosophy, mathematics and history.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
"Imagine a humanoid educator named Plato. Access to the classical studies is now instantaneous," she said.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
That would have taken me a whole day five years ago; now it’s instantaneous and free to everybody.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
He recalled "a terrific flash of lightning and almost instantaneous crash of thunder, which woke quite a few people up - and probably frightened Father Christmas".
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Mrs. Coulter had hardly time to understand that almost instantaneous sequence of light and sound before the battle was under way.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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