Headlong
Headlong adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: had barely finished the last project when we went headlong into the next one
Now
Now adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: come here right now
Both words in one sentence
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At no point in his long career was (now-retired) war correspondent Joe Galloway ever shy about rushing headlong into danger for the sake of a story.
Source: Intrepid Reporter - Synopsis: Nino accidentally runs headlong into the biggest most stressful secret he can imagine, but now that he knows the truth about Marinette he is determined to help her in any way he can.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Miraculous Ladybug - Face Death with Dignity: Mortimer.Mortimer: Base Fortune, now I see, that in thy wheel There is a point, to which when men aspire, They tumble headlong down: that point I touchd, And, seeing there was no place to mount up higher, Why should I grieve at my declining fall?
Source: Theatre / Edward II
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Now and Headlong. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/headlong/now
Headlong & Now. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/headlong/now>.
Now or Headlong. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/headlong/now.
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