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there and then

ADVERB
instantly
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 this minute tout de suite without delay
Antonyms
STRONG
later
WEAK
eventually

Example Sentences

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“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 suppose when you're that age, you're just trying to get in the first team, first and foremost... get in and around there and stay in there, and then: 'What's the next thing?'

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

"We'll let the parent know that it's there, and then the child doesn't know that it was from a soup kitchen, because some parents are embarrassed."

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

What he saw was there and then not there, moving so quickly in and out of sight as to make him uncertain he had seen anything at all.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi