instantly

1. 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!”

   Synonymsimmediatelystraightawaystraight offdirectlynowright awayat onceforthwithlike a shot
2. 2.

   without any delay

   “he was killed outright”

   Synonymsinstantaneouslyoutrightin a flash

Questions about instantly

What does instantly mean?

instantly means "without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in instantly?

instantly has 3 syllables: in-stant-ly. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnstəntli/.

What is another word for instantly?

Close synonyms include immediately, straightaway, straight off, directly, now. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is instantly a common word?

instantly is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.