there and then
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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 decided there and then that I enjoyed being dead.”
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
But instead of being removed, they are going to be upgraded - people will be able to post small parcels there and then without a trip to the post office.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 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
I wanted to tell her what I thought of her there and then, but I just did not feel I could do so in front of Peter.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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