Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)At once; without delay.

    When the neighbours' dog barked, ours instantly replied with a howl.

    unmittelbar

    сра́зуsrázu

    за́разzáraz, миттє́воmyttjévo

    without any delay

  2. (archaic, not comparable)Urgently; with insistence.

  3. (not comparable, obsolete)At the same time.

    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

Examples

218 sentences
  1. He was hit by a car and died instantly.

    Його збила машина, та він помер на місці.

    ruОн был сбит машиной и погиб на месте.

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  2. We instantly became friends.

    Ми відразу потоваришували.

    ruМы сразу подружились.

    deWir wurden sofort Freunde.

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  3. Tom knew instantly that something was wrong.

    deTom wusste auf Anhieb, dass etwas nicht stimmte.

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  4. A truck hit Tom and he died instantly.

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  5. Tom was hit by a truck and died instantly.

    ruТом был сбит грузовиком и погиб на месте.

    deTom wurde von einem Lastwagen niedergefahren und war auf der Stelle tot.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Synonyms

12 synonyms
at once, without delay:immediatelyB1instantaneouslyC2
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
instantly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto