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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

PDQ, amain, apace, at once, away, by forced marches, cursorily, decisively, directly, expeditiously, feverishly, forthwith, furiously, hand over fist, hastily, helter-skelter, hotfoot, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, immediately, in no time, in passing, instantaneously, instanter, just now, just then, momentaneously, momentarily, momently, now, on the dot, on the instant, on the nail, on the run, on the spot, pell-mell, pretty damned quick, promptly, pronto, quickly, right, right away, right off, slapdash, smartly, speedily, straightaway, straightway, subito, summarily, superficially, swiftly, with a rush, with all haste, with all speed, with dispatch, with haste, without delay, without further delay

Dictionary Results for instantly:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

instantly
    adv 1: 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!" [syn:
           immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight
           off, directly, now, right away, at once,
           forthwith, like a shot]
    2: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn:
       instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flash]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adv.
   1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.
      --Macaulay.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. "They
      besought him instantly." --Luke vii. 4.

   Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See Directly.
        [1913 Webster]

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