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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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They know the local fans demand a winner now, this instant, this season, right now, no rebuilding, no retirement tours, no budget complaints, no excuses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

“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

“Right now, in this instant snapshot, it is quite stressful,” Knox said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

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

I’m lying, and I vow, right this instant, to stop.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

this instant

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