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US
/ˈɪnstəntɫi/
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[ 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).
- There is an experiment, which seems to evince this venous absorption, which consists in the external application of a stimulus to the lips, as of vinegar, by which they become instantly pale; that is, the bibulous mouths of the veins by this stimulus are excited to absorb the blood faster, than it can be supplied by the usual arterial exertion. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
- Instantly, he sprang back, picked up Nick, dodged around the Hand, and sprinted off with a triumphant yowl. ABHORSEN
- The blue eyes into which Betty turned to look were honest, too, and the shock of tow-colored hair and the half-embarrassed grin that displayed a set of uneven, white teeth instantly prepossessed the girl in favor of the speaker.
- 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