on the spot
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Sense: Quickly
Synonyms:
immediately Collocations, now Collocations, at once, PDQ, forthwith, here and now, as of now, but now, expeditiously, directly Collocations, in no time, in this place, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, just here, just now, just then, on the instant, pretty damned quick, pronto, right off, right away, slap-bang, smartly, speedily, straightaway Collocations, subito, summarily, with all speed, without delay
Sense: In trouble
Synonyms:
in danger, in difficulty, in a corner, cornered, imperiled, in Dutch, in a bind, in a fix, in a mess, in a pickle, in a predicament, in a scrape, in a spot, in deep water, in extremis, in jeopardy, in trouble, on Queer Street, threatened