instantly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
    straightaway; forthwith; like a shot; at once; straight off; directly; right away; immediately; now.
    • he answered immediately
    • found an answer straightaway
    • an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
    • Come here now!
  2. adverb without any delay
    instantaneously; in a flash; outright.
    • he was killed outright

WordNet


In"stant*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately. Macaulay.
  2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. "They besought him instantly." Luke vii. 4. Syn. -- Directly; immediately; at once. See Directly.

Webster 1913