instantlyadv.

Etymology: < instant adj. + -ly suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈinstantly.

a. Urgently, persistently, with importunity. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > pressure or urgency > [adverb]

instantly1477

urgently1548

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adverb] > insistently

with residence?c1450

instantly1477

insistently1873

insistingly1880

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 38 Whan he had required them instantly and admonested them to doo well, he dide doo marche them ayenst their enemyes.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. DDvii^v Labour instauntly or busely, and worke with thy handes all that thou mayst.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke vii. f. lxxxiiij^v They..besought him instantly.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 526/2 The knights themselues, who verie instantlie had stood in this error.., besought the archbishop of Canterburie to pardon them.

1631 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. xvi. 72 Pray instantly..for this King.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 150 Both Houses instantly invited the King to return.

†b. Pressingly, so as to press upon. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adverb]

heavilyc897

sharplyc900

hardeOE

sharpc1000

sorec1000

hardlyOE

etelichec1175

sorelyc1275

straita1300

sourc1300

grievously1303

drearilya1400

foullya1400

felly?c1400

snapelyc1420

durely1477

penallya1500

shrewlya1529

shrewdlyc1533

asperously1547

heinouslya1555

sensibly1613

instantly1638

shrowardly1664

severelya1682

atrociously1765

punishingly1839

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 72 Some fierce conquerours..are instantly at their heeles, persecuting, wounding.

†2. At this or that very moment; now, just now, just. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > precisely at present or just now

as nowc1390

instantlyc1485

just now?1615

of the hour1887

c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iv. 380 I Haue beyne with the Iuge Pilat instantlye.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 138 Our quene is instantlie lychter of a bony barne.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 396 Arriving at Messina..I encountered with [some Englishmen] who instantly were both come from Malta.

a. In a moment; immediately, forthwith, at once.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb]

soonc825

ratheeOE

rathelyeOE

rekeneOE

rekenlyOE

thereright971

anonOE

forth ona1000

coflyc1000

ferlyc1000

radlyOE

swiftlyc1000

unyoreOE

yareOE

at the forme (also first) wordOE

nowOE

shortlya1050

rightOE

here-rightlOE

right anonlOE

anonc1175

forthrightc1175

forthwithalc1175

skeetc1175

swithc1175

with and withc1175

anon-rightc1225

anon-rights?c1225

belivec1225

lightly?c1225

quickly?c1225

tidelyc1225

fastlyc1275

hastilyc1275

i-radlichec1275

as soon asc1290

aright1297

bedenea1300

in little wevea1300

withoute(n dwella1300

alrightc1300

as fast (as)c1300

at firstc1300

in placec1300

in the placec1300

mididonec1300

outrightc1300

prestc1300

streck13..

titec1300

without delayc1300

that stounds1303

rada1325

readya1325

apacec1325

albedenec1330

as (also also) titec1330

as blivec1330

as line rightc1330

as straight as linec1330

in anec1330

in presentc1330

newlyc1330

suddenlyc1330

titelyc1330

yernec1330

as soon1340

prestly1340

streckly1340

swithly?1370

evenlya1375

redelya1375

redlya1375

rifelya1375

yeplya1375

at one blastc1380

fresha1382

ripelyc1384

presentc1385

presently1385

without arrestc1385

readilyc1390

in the twinkling of a looka1393

derflya1400

forwhya1400

skeetlya1400

straighta1400

swifta1400

maintenantc1400

out of handc1400

wightc1400

at a startc1405

immediately1420

incontinent1425

there and then1428

onenec1429

forwithc1430

downright?a1439

agatec1440

at a tricec1440

right forth1440

withouten wonec1440

whipc1460

forthwith1461

undelayed1470

incessantly1472

at a momentc1475

right nowc1475

synec1475

incontinently1484

promptly1490

in the nonce?a1500

uncontinent1506

on (upon, in) the instant1509

in short1513

at a clap1519

by and by1526

straightway1526

at a twitch1528

at the first chop1528

maintenantly1528

on a tricea1529

with a tricec1530

at once1531

belively1532

straightwaysa1533

short days1533

undelayedly1534

fro hand1535

indelayedly1535

straight forth1536

betimesc1540

livelyc1540

upononc1540

suddenly1544

at one (or a) dash?1550

at (the) first dash?1550

instantly1552

forth of hand1564

upon the nines1568

on the nail1569

at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572

indilately1572

summarily1578

at one (a) chop1581

amain1587

straightwise1588

extempore1593

presto1598

upon the place1600

directly1604

instant1604

just now1606

with a siserary1607

promiscuously1609

at (in) one (an) instant1611

on (also upon) the momenta1616

at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617

hand to fist1634

fastisha1650

nextly1657

to rights1663

straightaway1663

slap1672

at first bolt1676

point-blank1679

in point1680

offhand1686

instanter1688

sonica1688

flush1701

like a thought1720

in a crack1725

momentary1725

bumbye1727

clacka1734

plumba1734

right away1734

momentarily1739

momentaneously1753

in a snap1768

right off1771

straight an end1778

abruptedly1784

in a whistle1784

slap-bang1785

bang?1795

right off the reel1798

in a whiff1800

in a flash1801

like a shot1809

momently1812

in a brace or couple of shakes1816

in a gird1825

(all) in a rush1829

in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830

straightly1830

toot sweetc1830

in two twos1838

rectly1843

quick-stick1844

short metre1848

right1849

at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854

off the hooks1860

quicksticks1860

straight off1873

bang off1886

away1887

in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890

ek dum1895

tout de suite1895

bung1899

one time1899

prompt1910

yesterday1911

in two ups1934

presto changeo1946

now-now1966

presto change1987

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Instantly, euestigio.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 335 Instantly vpon the same, came the holy Chariots of Iupiter.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) v. iii. 20 + 9 Addresse thee instantly .

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 50 You must do me one courtesie, it must be done instantly .

1794 Ld. Nelson 26 July in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 459 He has never expressed a wish that has not instantly been complied with.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 129 The snow melted instantly wherever it came in contact with the rock.

b. conjunctively (with or without that, †as). The moment that, as soon as.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > as soon as

soon soc897

so soon soc1175

as soon soc1290

al so, also soon asc1330

soon asa1400

howc1449

how soon (as)1557

whenever1655

instantly1793

immediately1839

1793 E. Parsons Woman as she should Be I. 193 The poor lady was actually dead almost instantly that she perpetrated the fatal deed.

1793 E. Parsons Woman as she should Be II. 84 Almost instantly as I alighted, I fainted.

1827 J. Symmons in E. H. Barker Parriana (1828) I. 533 Instantly the Doctor was out of his stirrups, ‘the calumet of peace’ was lighted.

1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. i. 38 He ran across the grass instantly he perceived his mother.

4. Immediately (in position). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > immediately near

harda1400

immediately1466

proximately1598

proximelyc1600

presently1601

instantly1849

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 69 Opposite the south-east angle..the dome is seen rising instantly above the apse and transepts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	instantly
释义	instantlyadv. Etymology: < instant adj. + -ly suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈinstantly. 1. a. Urgently, persistently, with importunity. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > pressure or urgency > [adverb] instantly1477 urgently1548 the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adverb] > insistently with residence?c1450 instantly1477 insistently1873 insistingly1880 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 38 Whan he had required them instantly and admonested them to doo well, he dide doo marche them ayenst their enemyes. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. DDvii^v Labour instauntly or busely, and worke with thy handes all that thou mayst. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke vii. f. lxxxiiij^v They..besought him instantly. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 526/2 The knights themselues, who verie instantlie had stood in this error.., besought the archbishop of Canterburie to pardon them. 1631 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. xvi. 72 Pray instantly..for this King. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 150 Both Houses instantly invited the King to return. †b. Pressingly, so as to press upon. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adverb] heavilyc897 sharplyc900 hardeOE sharpc1000 sorec1000 hardlyOE etelichec1175 sorelyc1275 straita1300 sourc1300 grievously1303 drearilya1400 foullya1400 felly?c1400 snapelyc1420 durely1477 penallya1500 shrewlya1529 shrewdlyc1533 asperously1547 heinouslya1555 sensibly1613 instantly1638 shrowardly1664 severelya1682 atrociously1765 punishingly1839 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 72 Some fierce conquerours..are instantly at their heeles, persecuting, wounding. †2. At this or that very moment; now, just now, just. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] > precisely at present or just now as nowc1390 instantlyc1485 just now?1615 of the hour1887 c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iv. 380 I Haue beyne with the Iuge Pilat instantlye. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 138 Our quene is instantlie lychter of a bony barne. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 396 Arriving at Messina..I encountered with [some Englishmen] who instantly were both come from Malta. 3. a. In a moment; immediately, forthwith, at once. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] soonc825 ratheeOE rathelyeOE rekeneOE rekenlyOE thereright971 anonOE forth ona1000 coflyc1000 ferlyc1000 radlyOE swiftlyc1000 unyoreOE yareOE at the forme (also first) wordOE nowOE shortlya1050 rightOE here-rightlOE right anonlOE anonc1175 forthrightc1175 forthwithalc1175 skeetc1175 swithc1175 with and withc1175 anon-rightc1225 anon-rights?c1225 belivec1225 lightly?c1225 quickly?c1225 tidelyc1225 fastlyc1275 hastilyc1275 i-radlichec1275 as soon asc1290 aright1297 bedenea1300 in little wevea1300 withoute(n dwella1300 alrightc1300 as fast (as)c1300 at firstc1300 in placec1300 in the placec1300 mididonec1300 outrightc1300 prestc1300 streck13.. titec1300 without delayc1300 that stounds1303 rada1325 readya1325 apacec1325 albedenec1330 as (also also) titec1330 as blivec1330 as line rightc1330 as straight as linec1330 in anec1330 in presentc1330 newlyc1330 suddenlyc1330 titelyc1330 yernec1330 as soon1340 prestly1340 streckly1340 swithly?1370 evenlya1375 redelya1375 redlya1375 rifelya1375 yeplya1375 at one blastc1380 fresha1382 ripelyc1384 presentc1385 presently1385 without arrestc1385 readilyc1390 in the twinkling of a looka1393 derflya1400 forwhya1400 skeetlya1400 straighta1400 swifta1400 maintenantc1400 out of handc1400 wightc1400 at a startc1405 immediately1420 incontinent1425 there and then1428 onenec1429 forwithc1430 downright?a1439 agatec1440 at a tricec1440 right forth1440 withouten wonec1440 whipc1460 forthwith1461 undelayed1470 incessantly1472 at a momentc1475 right nowc1475 synec1475 incontinently1484 promptly1490 in the nonce?a1500 uncontinent1506 on (upon, in) the instant1509 in short1513 at a clap1519 by and by1526 straightway1526 at a twitch1528 at the first chop1528 maintenantly1528 on a tricea1529 with a tricec1530 at once1531 belively1532 straightwaysa1533 short days1533 undelayedly1534 fro hand1535 indelayedly1535 straight forth1536 betimesc1540 livelyc1540 upononc1540 suddenly1544 at one (or a) dash?1550 at (the) first dash?1550 instantly1552 forth of hand1564 upon the nines1568 on the nail1569 at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572 indilately1572 summarily1578 at one (a) chop1581 amain1587 straightwise1588 extempore1593 presto1598 upon the place1600 directly1604 instant1604 just now1606 with a siserary1607 promiscuously1609 at (in) one (an) instant1611 on (also upon) the momenta1616 at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617 hand to fist1634 fastisha1650 nextly1657 to rights1663 straightaway1663 slap1672 at first bolt1676 point-blank1679 in point1680 offhand1686 instanter1688 sonica1688 flush1701 like a thought1720 in a crack1725 momentary1725 bumbye1727 clacka1734 plumba1734 right away1734 momentarily1739 momentaneously1753 in a snap1768 right off1771 straight an end1778 abruptedly1784 in a whistle1784 slap-bang1785 bang?1795 right off the reel1798 in a whiff1800 in a flash1801 like a shot1809 momently1812 in a brace or couple of shakes1816 in a gird1825 (all) in a rush1829 in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830 straightly1830 toot sweetc1830 in two twos1838 rectly1843 quick-stick1844 short metre1848 right1849 at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854 off the hooks1860 quicksticks1860 straight off1873 bang off1886 away1887 in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890 ek dum1895 tout de suite1895 bung1899 one time1899 prompt1910 yesterday1911 in two ups1934 presto changeo1946 now-now1966 presto change1987 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Instantly, euestigio. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 335 Instantly vpon the same, came the holy Chariots of Iupiter. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) v. iii. 20 + 9 Addresse thee instantly . View more context for this quotation 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 50 You must do me one courtesie, it must be done instantly . View more context for this quotation 1794 Ld. Nelson 26 July in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 459 He has never expressed a wish that has not instantly been complied with. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 129 The snow melted instantly wherever it came in contact with the rock. b. conjunctively (with or without that, †as). The moment that, as soon as. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > as soon as soon soc897 so soon soc1175 as soon soc1290 al so, also soon asc1330 soon asa1400 howc1449 how soon (as)1557 whenever1655 instantly1793 immediately1839 1793 E. Parsons Woman as she should Be I. 193 The poor lady was actually dead almost instantly that she perpetrated the fatal deed. 1793 E. Parsons Woman as she should Be II. 84 Almost instantly as I alighted, I fainted. 1827 J. Symmons in E. H. Barker Parriana (1828) I. 533 Instantly the Doctor was out of his stirrups, ‘the calumet of peace’ was lighted. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. i. 38 He ran across the grass instantly he perceived his mother. 4. Immediately (in position). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > immediately near harda1400 immediately1466 proximately1598 proximelyc1600 presently1601 instantly1849 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 69 Opposite the south-east angle..the dome is seen rising instantly above the apse and transepts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adv.1477
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