Definitions for instantly
ˈɪn stənt liin·stant·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

   without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

   "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"

2. instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flashadverb

   without any delay

   "he was killed outright"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. instantlyadverb

   Urgently; with insistence.

2. instantlyadverb

   At once; without delay.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instantlyadverb

   Etymology: instanter, Latin.

   1. Immediately; without any perceptible intervention of time.

   In a great whale, the sense and the affects of any one part of the body instantly make a transcursion throughout the whole body. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. cent. x.

   Sleep instantly fell on me. John Milton.

   As several winds arise,
   Just so their natures alter instantly. Thomas May, Virgil.

   2. With urgent importunity.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. instantly

   Instantly refers to happening or done immediately or without any delay. It can also refer to the immediate occurrence of an event or action.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instantlyadverb

   without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately

2. Instantlyadverb

   with urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'instantly' in Adverbs Frequency: #334

How to pronounce instantly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of instantly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of instantly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of instantly in a Sentence

1. Susan Watson:

   The ER doctor called in the middle of the night and said,' Your son overdosed, and The ER doctor's dead.' Just that matter-of-fact, and I didn't believe The ER doctor at first. Then I just screamed and cried on the floor, and my husband took the phone, he got some heroin, and apparently it was laced with cocaine and fentanyl. I don't think that he knew that. He used it, he overdosed, and he died instantly. The ER doctor said The ER doctor probably didn't know it was laced with the cocaine and fentanyl.

2. Heather Koehler:

   I instantly broke into tears for her, weddings are so important.

3. Gen. Peyton C. March:

   Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly bigger man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

4. Chilson Foy:

   Once a clever reporter read that paper, they kind of instantly put two and two together, and said, 'It's clear that you're either Patient One or Two, and the other one is Patient Three,' i admitted as much, and of course, after that, it kind of went crazy.

5. Jim Gemma:

   I think people have the misconception that it's going to be a robot behind the plate. ‘Lost in Space’ is one of my favorite shows. It’s not the robot from ‘Lost in Space’ back there, the umpire is going to have AirPods in, and the ball comes over… That basically tells them instantly if it's a ball or strike.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=instantly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Instantly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=instantly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instantly