'Instantly' definitions:
Definition of 'instantly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot]
adverb
Definition of 'Instantly'
From: GCIDE
- Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adv.
- 1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. "They besought him instantly." --Luke vii. 4.
- Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See Directly. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'instantly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amain,
- apace,
- at once,
- away,
- by forced marches,
- cursorily,
- decisively,
- directly,
- expeditiously,
- feverishly,
- forthwith,
- furiously,
- hand over fist,
- hastily,
- helter-skelter,
- hotfoot,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- immediately,
- in no time,
- in passing,
- instantaneously,
- instanter,
- just now,
- just then,
- momentaneously,
- momentarily,
- momently,
- now,
- on the dot,
- on the instant,
- on the nail,
- on the run,
- on the spot,
- PDQ,
- pell-mell,
- pretty damned quick,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- quickly,
- right,
- right away,
- right off,
- slapdash,
- smartly,
- speedily,
- straightaway,
- straightway,
- subito,
- summarily,
- superficially,
- swiftly,
- with a rush,
- with all haste,
- with all speed,
- with dispatch,
- with haste,
- without delay,
- without further delay