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instantly
adverb
immediately
,
without
any
delay
•
When
the
lights
went
out
,
Emma
grabbed
her
phone
instantly
to
use
as
a
flashlight
.
When
the
lights
went
out
,
Emma
grabbed
her
phone
instantly
to
use
as
a
flashlight
.
•
The
medicine
worked
instantly
,
easing
his
headache
within
seconds
.
The
medicine
worked
instantly
,
easing
his
headache
within
seconds
.
From
the
adjective
instant
+
–ly
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
late
16th
century
.
conjunction
as
soon
as
;
immediately
when
•
Instantly
the
bell
rang
,
the
students
rushed
out
of
the
classroom
.
Instantly
the
bell
rang
,
the
students
rushed
out
of
the
classroom
.
•
Instantly
she
heard
the
news
,
she
called
her
parents
to
share
it
.
Instantly
she
heard
the
news
,
she
called
her
parents
to
share
it
.
Developed
from
the
adverbial
use
,
recorded
in
writing
from
the
17th
century
in
formal
style
.