as in immediately
without delay
showed leadership by reacting instantly to the crisis
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as in when
just at the moment that
we realized there would be problems instantly we saw the final report
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Recent Examples of instantly
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
His seething rage and resentment instantly melt into a triumphant tenderness.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Tap the mood curator and the cabin transforms via a dedicated sound track, a light show on the screen, front seat massage, and fragrance diffuser that instantly changes the tone in the cabin.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Talks this offseason between owners will likely involve an expansion of the replay assist system, meaning that the replay official could consult replays on questionable plays and instantly direct a call reversal on certain plays rather than require coaches challenges on some.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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All of it comes together mainly thanks to a terrific performance from Dever, Australian accent and all, whose take on Gibson is instantly familiar and unnerving.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
His seething rage and resentment instantly melt into a triumphant tenderness.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Tap the mood curator and the cabin transforms via a dedicated sound track, a light show on the screen, front seat massage, and fragrance diffuser that instantly changes the tone in the cabin.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Talks this offseason between owners will likely involve an expansion of the replay assist system, meaning that the replay official could consult replays on questionable plays and instantly direct a call reversal on certain plays rather than require coaches challenges on some.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantly
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The pilots ejected into San Diego Bay and were immediately recovered before being taken to a local hospital for medical assessment, according to Navy officials.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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People immediately get emotional and panicked, often yelling at other passengers and moving without necessarily knowing if that's the right thing to do.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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They were promptly disqualified, as Ben Golliver of The Washington Post reports.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Casino magnate Steve Wynn promptly trumped the president and gave $1 million to the club as did two other billionaires.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Despite generally favorable weather predictions for the days from now up to the race, there's a chance of race-cancelling levels of bad weather on Sunday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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And now, after years of battling the local authority in court to retrieve the hard drive, Howells has come up with a new plan: to simply buy the landfill.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Is that aimed at competing directly with the likes of GPT-4 and Gemini?—
Ayesha Javed,
TIME,
16 Feb. 2025
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This generous gift has been placed in a restricted fund dedicated to purchasing food for the ministry, ensuring that every dollar goes directly toward feeding those in need, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Instantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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