there and then

idiom

chiefly British

: immediately at that place

I decided (right) there and then that I would accept the offer.

Examples of there and then in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Authorities believe she was brought there and then covered up with brush, in an effort to conceal her. —

Anna Turning, NBC News, 23 June 2024 Police said surveillance video shows a slim, young Hispanic or White male walking on the footbridge, bending down and leaving something there and then running away, the Houston Chronicle reports. —

Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024 This group and other grassroots efforts offer free surveys of your property to help identify what's there and then can develop a plan to help land owners prioritize what needs to be done first based on their resources, and how to do it. —

Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 But anyone watching the film can see that there are signs that were there and then progressed rapidly. —

Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for there and then

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