See Also: instantly(dictionary)
instantly(dictionary)

instantly (iou)



instantly adverb & conjunction. LME.
[from INSTANT adjective + -LY2.]
A. adverb.
Urgently, persistently, with importunity. arch. LME.
Just at this or that moment; just, now. L15-M17.
Immediately, at once. E16.
F. Chichester Though I closed the throttle instantly, it seemed an age before the engine stopped.
b. conjunction. The moment that, as soon as. L18.
Thackeray He ran across the grass instantly he perceived his mother.