instantaneous
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Asked to define the magic of their chemistry, Edwards said it was not instantaneous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
At its brightest, it reached a luminosity of approximately 3 × 1049 erg s-1, making it one of the brightest instantaneous outbursts ever recorded in the Universe.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
The backlash was nearly instantaneous, and spread like wildfire across subreddits, Instagram, Facebook, even LinkedIn.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
"Such transactions can be sizeable, irregular and instantaneous," the study said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The reaction on the part of the entire family was instantaneous; it was as though someone had thrown a match onto a pile of straw.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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