instantaneously
/ˌɪnstəntˈæniəsli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner.
Example Sentences
- "How quick the eye and hand to catch him [the ruffed grouse] when he rises from the underbrush and is out of sight in the wood before the untrained sportsman stops him with what is little more than a snapshot, so instantaneously must all be done!"
- "Under the guise of being “online” and capable of disseminating news instantaneously (known colloquially as “retweeting”), being active on Twitter, for media workers, gives the effect of fulfilling one’s occupational duty as well as all the parts of professional upkeep that, in the physical world, involve being in the right rooms, overhearing the right things, and more or less maintaining appearances."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *énu Latin in- Latin stō Latin īnstō Latin īnstantem New Latin īnstāntāneusder. English instantaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English instantaneously From instantaneous + -ly.