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instantly
in·stant·ly [ ínstəntlee ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
1. immediately: immediately and without delay
2. urgently: urgently or insistently ( archaic )



conj 
Definition:
 
as soon as: immediately after
I phoned instantly I heard you were back.
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