[ US /ˈɪnstəntɫi/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪnstəntli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. without any delay
    he was killed outright
  2. 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
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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
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