Antonyms for instantly
ˈɪn stənt liin·stant·ly

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1. instantly

   The strong and general human tendency to procrastination is shown in the progressive weakening of the various words in this group. Immediately primarily signifies without the intervention of anything as a medium, hence without the intervention of any, even the briefest, interval or lapse of time. By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time. Directly, which once meant with no intervening time, now means after some little while; presently no longer means in this very present, but before very long. Even immediately is sliding from its instantaneousness, so that we are fain to substitute at once, instantly, etc., when we would make promptness emphatic. Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.

   Antonyms:
   after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time

   Synonyms:
   at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instanter, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delay

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1. instantly

   Antonyms:
   at a future time, with delay, in the future

   Synonyms:
   immediately, forthwith, straightway, directly, presently, at once, without delay

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1. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

   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!"

   Synonyms:
   now, at one time, straight, at present, like a shot, instantaneously, in a flash, at once, outright, nowadays, at a time, today, direct, directly, forthwith, promptly, straight off, straightaway, right away, flat, immediately

2. instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flashadverb

   without any delay

   "he was killed outright"

   Synonyms:
   now, right away, straightaway, instantaneously, like a shot, straight off, at once, directly, immediately, in a flash, outright, forthwith

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1. instantlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   immediately, forthwith, at once, instanter, urgently, persistently

How to use instantly in a sentence?

1. Jeff Bauman:

   I knew my legs were gone. I know that instantly.

2. Daniel Moise:

   From the first day, we realized that our front-line employees were eager to document this major moment in their lives, and so we created a' selfie station' in the observation area of our clinic, it proved instantly popular with most employees stopping to take a photo.

3. Matt Denton and Joshua Lee:

   You could instantly tell it was going to work.

4. Van Drew:

   It's not a personal thing, I just think sometimes you have to do what is right, i think you also must do what you commit to do during a campaign. Far too often, people say one thing on a campaign and then instantly, when they're elected, they do something different. If I say something on a campaign, that's what I'm going to do when I'm elected.

5. Robert Redford:

   And its up to us to make that happen, through the power of our votes. but almost instantly he began to disappoint and then alarm me. I dont think Im alone.

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