instantaneously
25
5.6
- adverb
- /ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/
:
instantáneamente
- When the fire alarm went off, everyone left the building instantaneously.
- respond instantaneously
- transmit data instantaneously
- occur instantaneously
OK, I got found pretty much instantaneously, and then repeatedly.
- OK, I got found pretty much instantaneously, and then repeatedly.
- When one moves, the other moves instantaneously regardless of the distance apart.
- You could have that realization instantaneously in a moment.
- And just like that, instantaneously you've taken your experience to a larger platform.
- Today's new Cosmos will be available in dual formats and mixed media instantaneously on the same device.
- So that is something, though it's not, it's not going to happen instantaneously.
- Said that word is read virtually instantaneously.
- However, Newtonian gravity, the force between two objects, changes instantaneously when one of the objects is moved.
- As far as pure technology goes, the OLED pixels should switch much faster, nearly instantaneously.
Examples
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The manager wants to see you instantaneously.
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Now, the sights and sounds of this ceremony are broadcast instantaneously to billions around the world.
Academic text (1996) -
People instantaneously put the energy into a very positive place.
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What about the world as we know it, changed instantaneously?
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Decisions we make must be made instantaneously.
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When one moves, the other moves instantaneously regardless of the distance apart.
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And just like that, instantaneously you've taken your experience to a larger platform.
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The Internet has dramatically increased public access to technologies that are capable of instantaneously creating and sharing texts.
Academic text (2016) -
The moment you find the particle in one place, you instantaneously know it can't be elsewhere.
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I felt a love and endless, infinite love instantaneously that I've never felt in my life.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
∞
1.0
Quickly and without warning
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
987
2.7
Very quickly and without warning
960
1.0
Without any delay
446
1.4
In a very short time
344
1.0
Immediately without delay
330
1.0
Right away without any delay
174
1.3
Very quickly, in a short time
163
1.0
Do something at once without delay
145
3.3
In a sudden way that gives no warning
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
121
2.8
Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response
98
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
84
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
50
3.2
Right away without any hesitation
50
3.3
Very quickly, in almost no time
45
3.2
Do something immediately at that moment
35
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
13
3.5
Very quickly without delay
13
3.0
Happening suddenly and without warning
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
7
3.2
Without delay after something happens
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
3
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
1
5.1
To happen or be done very quickly
1
3.5
Very quickly, in an instant
1
2.0
Happen very fast
Right after something happens
Very quickly, in almost no time
Happen very quickly in the short time it takes to blink an eye
Happens very quickly
Antonyms
How Immediate
Surface Forms
Morphology
instantaneously = instantaneous (semi-transparent) = instant + aneous + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'instantaneous' with '-ly', so the step to 'instantaneously' is straightforward.
Etymology
Instantaneously comes from the simple word instant, which originally meant 'a very short time' and comes from an old root meaning 'to be near' or 'pressing'. With the adverb -ly, it means 'at once' or 'without delay'.