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in⋅stant⋅ly

[in-stuhnt-lee]
–adverb
1. immediately; at once.
2. urgently.
–conjunction
3. as soon as; directly: I recognized her instantly she entered the room.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see instant, -ly


1. forthwith. See immediately.
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in·stant·ly   (ĭn'stənt-lē)   
adv.  
  1. At once.

  2. With insistence; urgently.

conj.   Chiefly British
As soon as.
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