there and then

Example Sentences

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"I'm sure they were about to remove it, so we had to make a decision there and then."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I’m doing Verve Coffee that I’m grinding there, and then I’m brewing four cups because I need my coffee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“I felt like the career grand slam was my destination, and I got there, and then I realized it wasn’t the destination.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“I decided there and then that I enjoyed being dead.”

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

“I mean, it’s a dragon. They’re hard to miss. So we’ll just wait until it’s not there, and then we’ll leap onto the island.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell