Instantly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adv.
     1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.
        --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. "They


        besought him instantly." --Luke vii. 4.
  
     Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See {Directly}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  instantly
       adv 1: without delay or hesitation; 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}, {like a shot}]
       2: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: {instantaneously},
           {outright}, {in a flash}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "instantly":
     PDQ, amain, apace, at once, away, by forced marches, cursorily,
     decisively, directly, expeditiously, feverishly, forthwith,
     furiously, hand over fist, hastily, helter-skelter, hotfoot,
     hurriedly, hurry-scurry, immediately, in no time, in passing,
     instantaneously, instanter, just now, just then, momentaneously,
     momentarily, momently, now, on the dot, on the instant,
     on the nail, on the run, on the spot, pell-mell,
     pretty damned quick, promptly, pronto, quickly, right, right away,
     right off, slapdash, smartly, speedily, straightaway, straightway,
     subito, summarily, superficially, swiftly, with a rush,
     with all haste, with all speed, with dispatch, with haste,
     without delay, without further delay