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# instantly

adverb (instantly)

«instantly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Instantly means at once, in an instant, with no time at all in between. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons some reactions happen instantly (a light comes on instantly when you close the circuit); in safety lessons, burns should be cooled instantly. In stories a character recognises someone instantly. Phrases: almost instantly, instantly recognisable, died instantly.

### Examples

- The light came on instantly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#x1)
- The ice cream melted almost instantly in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#x2)
- I recognised her instantly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#x3)
- Light travels so fast it seems to arrive instantly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#x4)
- The sugar dissolved instantly in the hot tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#x5)
- He instantly felt better after the drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#x6)
- Instantly the truth flashed upon him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «instant» (a very short moment). «Instant» food (instant noodles) is ready very quickly. Close to «immediately»; «instantly» stresses that no time passes at all.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «instantly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instantly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«instantly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/instantly.html) on Mova free.