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English Dictionary: instantly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
instantly
adv
  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!"
    Synonym(s): immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot
  2. without any delay; "he was killed outright"
    Synonym(s): instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flash
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adv.
      1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.
            --Macaulay.
  
      2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly.
            [bd]They besought him instantly.[b8] --Luke vii. 4.
  
      Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See {Directly}.
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