instantly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪnstəntli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪnstəntli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′stənt lē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•stant•ly /ˈɪnstəntli/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. immediately;
    at once:He was killed instantly in the crash.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•stant•ly  (in′stənt lē),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. immediately;
    at once.
  2. urgently.

conj. 
  1. as soon as;
    directly:I recognized her instantly she entered the room.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; see instant, -ly
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forthwith. See immediately. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
instantly / ˈɪnstəntlɪ/
  1. immediately; at once
  2. urgently or insistently
'instantly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
access - beck - catch - depressurize - flash - freeze - immediately - instant - momentarily - outright - quantum teleportation - shot - spot - stopwatch - strike - visible

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