Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb At once.
- adverb With insistence; urgently.
- conjunction As soon as.
from The Century Dictionary.
- At the same time; simultaneously.
- Immediately after; without any intervening time: as, to be instantly killed.
- With urgency; insistently; earnestly; assiduously.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.
- adverb With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb without any delay
- adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thus the final sentence above, which means literally “they shall never become blue instantly,” signifies “Grant that they shall never become blue”, i.e., shall never fail in their purpose, _and grant our petition instantly_.
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Thus the final sentence above, which means literally “they shall never become blue instantly,” signifies “Grant that they shall never become blue”, i.e., shall never fail in their purpose, _and grant our petition instantly_.
Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 John Wesley Powell 1868
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She changed her expression instantly to one of gratitude and then reached out to take my hand.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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She changed her expression instantly to one of gratitude and then reached out to take my hand.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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She changed her expression instantly to one of gratitude and then reached out to take my hand.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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She changed her expression instantly to one of gratitude and then reached out to take my hand.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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Sabine chuckled at Hettiahs statement, then her expression instantly turned cold when she faced her brother.
Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009
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Then he realized who his offender was, and his expression instantly changed to one of hero worship.
Game for Seduction Bella Andre 2009
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Then he realized who his offender was, and his expression instantly changed to one of hero worship.
Game for Seduction Bella Andre 2009
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Sabine chuckled at Hettiahs statement, then her expression instantly turned cold when she faced her brother.
Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009
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