Gradually and Instantly

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Gradually

Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.
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Instantly is an antonym for gradually.
Nearby Words: gradual, gradation, gradualism

Instantly

Instantly adverb - Without delay.
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Gradually is an antonym for instantly.
Nearby Words: instance, instant, instantaneous, instancy
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  • LEGO Genetics He gradually becomes a sickly, deformed human-fly hybrid creature as his cells grow, instead of popping out half-fly instantly as he did in the original.
    Source: LEGO Genetics
  • Hit Points aka: Hit Point Instead of getting instantly decreasing, the HP meter is an "odometer" that runs down to the new value gradually.
    Source: Hit Points aka: Hit Point
  • When the possession ended, he instantly collapsed, though later gradually recovered.
    Source: Possession Burnout
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