English Online Dictionary. What means instantly? What does instantly mean?
English
Alternative forms
- enstantly (rare)
- instantlie (obsolete)
- instauntly (obsolete)
Etymology
From instant + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnstəntli/
Adverb
instantly (not comparable)
- At once; without delay. [from 16th c.]
- (archaic) Urgently; with insistence. [from 15th c.]
- (obsolete) At the same time.
Synonyms
- (at once; without delay): immediately, instantaneously
Translations
Conjunction
instantly
- As soon as, directly.