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instanter

instanter

9.9
Right away with no delay
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈstæntər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : inmediatamente
  • Please respond instanter to the court summons.

Examples

  • The judge ordered that the documents be submitted instanter.

  • The lawyer requested that the documents be filed instanter to avoid further delay.

  • The court ordered the defendant to appear instanter to address the urgent matter.

  • The lawyer requested that the documents be filed instanter to avoid further delay.

  • The judge demanded compliance instanter after hearing the arguments from both sides.

  • The judge demanded compliance instanter after hearing the arguments from both sides.

  • The court ordered the defendant to appear instanter to address the urgent matter.

Synonyms

immediately
vsinstanter
∞ 1.0

At once without waiting

is more formal and used especially as a legal instruction
right away
vsinstanter
960 1.0

Without any delay

is more formal and fits written legal directives rather than casual speech
instantly
vsinstanter
330 1.0

Right away without any delay

is more formal and applied in legal orders or instructions
instantaneously
vsinstanter
25 5.6

Happen at once without delay

is more formal and used as a legal command without delay
straightaway
vsinstanter
7 3.2

Without delay after something happens

is more formal and reserved for legal instructions

Antonyms

later
1.0

Happening after something else in time

How Immediate

instanter
  • Archaic
9.9
promptly
98 2.1
soon
∞ 1.0
later
1.0

Surface Forms

instanter positive

Etymology

Instanter is related to the common word instant and comes from Latin parts in- ('in' or 'on') and stare ('to stand'). So, instanter originally gave the idea of 'standing right there' and now means 'immediately', which is why judges and lawyers use it when they want action at once.