as in immediately
without delay
I had just slammed the car door shut when I instantaneously remembered that I had left the keys inside
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantaneously
Adverb
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Police did not immediately identify either man but said a homicide investigation is underway.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025 -
The school did not immediately respond to a message left Monday morning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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This feature allows the chronograph hands to reset to zero and restart instantly with a single press.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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As dutiful beauty editors, our eyes couldn’t help but instantly wander to her manicure, a lilac-milk look created by celebrity nail artist Jenny Longworth, who, aside from working with Rihanna, is also responsible for some of Harry Styles’s nail looks.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Fans wondered on social media what happened and promptly found the answer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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The techy Ascent series has gotten an upgrade in the last year or so, but the older models (now on sale) are still good.—
Brittany Romano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 July 2025
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Huawei is now pushing a third mobile OS, bringing real competition to iOS and Android for the first time in a decade.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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Salena Zito, who has been chronicling the politics of the Rust Belt for decades, was directly in front of the stage on that fateful day in July 2024 when Donald Trump was shot.—
Philip Klein,
National Review,
10 July 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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“Instantaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantaneously. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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