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instantly

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conjunction

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
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One parent said her daughter, who had never even seen Dora the Explorer, instantly fell in love with the figurines and spent the afternoon making up stories on the rope swing and slide. Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 Ultimately, Roan emerged victorious — and delivered an instantly memorable acceptance speech that advocated for artists’ wages and health care. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025 In today’s hyper-connected world, where technologies and trends spread instantly, fashion tastes cross borders as seamlessly as soccer, music or film. Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025 Jefferson-Wooden’s name is instantly placed in the same stratosphere as some of the greats – the only other woman in history to achieve the feat in the World Championships is legendary Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for instantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantly
Adverb
  • The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Robertson then returned to the mound for the seventh — and immediately put two on.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • In this age of Amazon, packages promptly appear on doorsteps following a mere click of a button or a vocal cue.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Texas State hadn’t won more than four games in a season since 2014, but then Kinne arrived in 2023 and promptly produced back-to-back eight-win seasons and the school’s first two bowl appearances since moving up to the FBS.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • As if the local deer population had enough to worry about as the bow hunting season begins, now a disease is spreading between them.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This was the 11th World Cup, and now five had been won by the host nation.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Instantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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