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单词 instantly
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Definition of instantly in English:

instantly

adverbˈɪnst(ə)ntliˈɪnst(ə)ntli
  • 1At once; immediately.

    she fell asleep almost instantly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Seeing my eyes fall on the folder, he instantly extends his hand and gives me the folder.
    • He said the man, who was young and from the local area, was killed instantly.
    • My headache was even worse now so when I got back into the cabin I fell asleep almost instantly.
    • A perfect deluge of rain instantly followed, and the roads were quickly flooded.
    • The person does not look different, so the problem is not instantly recognisable.
    • Once inside, it is instantly obvious why this hotel's fame has spread far and wide.
    • On examining the log, the immediate cause of the error was instantly apparent.
    • Sometimes I wish I was a writer whom people could instantly recognise by one of their plays.
    • If you saw the film Rain Man this gift of instantly recalling certain information will be familiar.
    • The cheeses for export are coated with red wax, which makes them instantly recognizable.
    • I'm not too keen on directors who think that monochrome instantly adds credibility.
    • He instantly lifted his binoculars and looked in the direction of the sound.
    • All he does know is that when the moment comes, he will recognise it instantly.
    • Oil massage and fresh fish caught and served instantly are a hit among tourists here.
    • Unbelievably, he dropped his head onto her shoulder and fell asleep instantly.
    • I don't think she'll fall instantly in love with him again and make the same mistake.
    • One of their films is instantly recognizable in a fashion that a Kazan film never is.
    • It was bailed out instantly, but not before we had once again seen the truth of nuclear energy.
    • The box fell apart instantly and the whole content of the box slid out onto my desk and onto the floor.
    • Most blind people instantly recognise British bank notes by their different widths.
    Synonyms
    immediately, at once, straight away, right away, instantaneously, suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden, on the instant, at a stroke, forthwith, then and there, there and then, here and now, this/that (very) minute, this/that instant
    quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, directly, without delay, promptly
    in an instant, in a moment, in a (split) second, in a minute, in a trice, in a fraction of a second, in/like a flash, quick as lightning, like a shot, in a wink, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), in (less than) no time, before you know it, on the double, at the speed of light, like an arrow from a bow
    French tout de suite
    informal in a jiffy, pronto, before you can say Jack Robinson, double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), like (greased) lightning, toot sweet
    Indian informal ekdam
    archaic straightway, instanter, forthright
  • 2archaic Urgently or persistently.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sultan, to be assured of the truth, pleaded instantly.
 
 

Definition of instantly in US English:

instantly

adverbˈinst(ə)ntlēˈɪnst(ə)ntli
  • 1At once; immediately.

    she fell asleep almost instantly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He instantly lifted his binoculars and looked in the direction of the sound.
    • Once inside, it is instantly obvious why this hotel's fame has spread far and wide.
    • Seeing my eyes fall on the folder, he instantly extends his hand and gives me the folder.
    • Oil massage and fresh fish caught and served instantly are a hit among tourists here.
    • I'm not too keen on directors who think that monochrome instantly adds credibility.
    • On examining the log, the immediate cause of the error was instantly apparent.
    • If you saw the film Rain Man this gift of instantly recalling certain information will be familiar.
    • The cheeses for export are coated with red wax, which makes them instantly recognizable.
    • The box fell apart instantly and the whole content of the box slid out onto my desk and onto the floor.
    • A perfect deluge of rain instantly followed, and the roads were quickly flooded.
    • Sometimes I wish I was a writer whom people could instantly recognise by one of their plays.
    • Most blind people instantly recognise British bank notes by their different widths.
    • Unbelievably, he dropped his head onto her shoulder and fell asleep instantly.
    • It was bailed out instantly, but not before we had once again seen the truth of nuclear energy.
    • All he does know is that when the moment comes, he will recognise it instantly.
    • One of their films is instantly recognizable in a fashion that a Kazan film never is.
    • I don't think she'll fall instantly in love with him again and make the same mistake.
    • He said the man, who was young and from the local area, was killed instantly.
    • The person does not look different, so the problem is not instantly recognisable.
    • My headache was even worse now so when I got back into the cabin I fell asleep almost instantly.
    Synonyms
    immediately, at once, straight away, right away, instantaneously, suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden, on the instant, at a stroke, forthwith, then and there, there and then, here and now, that minute, this minute, that very minute, this very minute, that instant, this instant
  • 2archaic Urgently or persistently.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sultan, to be assured of the truth, pleaded instantly.
 
 
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