there and then

phrase

chiefly British
: immediately at that place
I decided (right) there and then that I would accept the offer.

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“There and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20and%20then. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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