 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
instantly
adverb
1: 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}, {straightaway},
{straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at
once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]
2: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: {instantaneously},
{outright}, {in a flash}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adverb
1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.
--Macaulay.
2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. ''They
besought him instantly.'' --Luke vii. 4.
Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See {Directly}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "instantly":
PDQ, 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, 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
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