Directly
Directly adverb - In a direct line or course.
Instant and directly are semantically related in time topic. In some cases you can use "Instant" instead the word "Directly" as an adverb or a conjunction, when it comes to topics like as soon as.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Convection Schmonvection: Played completely straight, touching lava directly means instant death but otherwise it might as well be glowy water.
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Instant teleportation to the space directly behind where you're attacking, as soon as you release that attack.
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Although he's not if you try to directly match powers, which results in instant crushing defeat and damnation.
Source: Literature / Lone Wolf
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Instant and Directly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/directly/instant
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