Instantly
Instantly adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: showed leadership by reacting instantly to the crisis
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Synonyms for Instantly
Readily and instantly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Readily" instead an adverb "Instantly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- right and instantly
- right and readily
- immediately and instantly
- immediately and readily
- straight away and instantly
- straight away and readily
- quickly and instantly
- quickly and readily
- rapidly and instantly
- rapidly and readily
- expeditiously and instantly
- expeditiously and readily
- speedily and instantly
- speedily and readily
Both words in one sentence
- It is, however, readily dissolved in fats or ethanol, so a glass of non-skim milk or a shot of liquor would make you feel better almost instantly.
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In Lie to Me, Gillian readily accepts her husband's feeble excuses about having to work late, even though her job is based around the ability to tell instantly when someone is lying.
Source: Selective Obliviousness -
First, each monster has its own tolerance to poison — Bnahabra die instantly from poison smoke, while bigger monsters tend to resist it more readily.
Source: Poisoned Weapons
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