[
US
/ˈɪnstəntɫi/
]
[ UK /ˈɪnstəntli/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪnstəntli/ ]
ADVERB
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without any delay
he was killed outright -
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
Come here now!
he answered immediately
found an answer straightaway
How To Use instantly In A Sentence
- I play the piano, so it is natural for me to think ‘harmonically’ a lot of the time (one can hear harmonies instantly on a piano; also mainstream jazz is extremely harmony driven).
- The landowner instantly conceives a dislike of the dog and demands that she be gotten rid of.
- I instantly grew a floppy fringe, bought a combat jacket and started shuffling.
- Credit, however, must go where it's due and there's one name that springs instantly to mind when considering the rise and rise of the re-invented jandal. Stuff.co.nz - Stuff
- The American liked him instantly, signed him to his promotional company and used him as a sparring partner. Times, Sunday Times
- She blasted him in the face with a shot of plasma, more than likely killing the pilot instantly.
- Likewise, if you told an ethologist that you found a new species of primate that is closely related to chimps, she would instantly know a tremendous amount about this animal and what it might be able to do. Bunny and a Book
- The questions were evidently unexpected to the slow-witted spokesman, who instantly found himself tongue-tied.
- My daydreams of creaming him in a spit-off were instantly dashed.
- The tan dries almost instantly, so I hit the hay. The Sun