Instantaneously

adv

adv ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner. not-comparable

    "How quick the eye and hand to catch him [the ruffed grouse] when he rises from the underbrush and is out of sight in the wood before the untrained sportsman stops him with what is little more than a snapshot, so instantaneously must all be done!"

Adverb
  1. 1
    without any delay wordnet

Synonyms

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immediatelyin flashat oncedirectlyforthwithhastily

Example

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"When the input exceeds a certain threshold, an output signal is instantaneously released."

Etymology

From instantaneous + -ly.

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