Hypertext Webster Gateway: "instantly"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adv.
1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.
--Macaulay.

2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. ``They
besought him instantly.'' --Luke vii. 4.

Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See {Directly}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

instantly
adv 1: without delay; with no time intervening; "he answered
immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an
official accused of dishonesty should be suspended
forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {straightaway},
{straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at
once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}]
2: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: {instantaneously},
{outright}, {in a flash}]


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