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this instant

ADVERB
immediately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
directly forthwith instantly promptly rapidly shortly soon urgently
STRONG
now
WEAK
PDQ anon at short notice away double-time hereupon in a New York minute in a flash in a jiffy in nothing flat instantaneously instanter like now now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto right now soon afterward straight away straight off summarily thereupon this minute tout de suite unhesitatingly without delay without hesitation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
later
WEAK
eventually never

Example Sentences

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“You know, that hole that you feel, it was just this instant, something, in my stomach. That’s the worst feeling ever.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2023

Here is an imperfect peach, warm from the sun, that should be eaten right this instant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2022

Gina Neff, professor of technology and society at University of Oxford, tweeted the day after the ruling: "Right now, and I mean this instant, delete every digital trace of any menstrual tracking."

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2022

To Kim and Jimmy, he's the guy they formed their waking lives around until this instant.

From Salon • May 24, 2022

Now, at this instant, he’d glance up at the sky, hoping for a moon or a few stars.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien