instantly: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with I · ends with Y
Meaning of instantly
adv
- not-comparable
At once; without delay.
Example: When the neighbours' dog barked, ours instantly replied with a howl.
- archaic, not-comparable
Urgently; with insistence.
- not-comparable, obsolete
At the same time.
Listed forms: enstantly, instantlie, instauntly.
Source: Wiktionary — instantly.
conj
As soon as, directly.
Example: I phoned instantly I heard you were back.
Listed forms: enstantly, instantlie, instauntly.
Source: Wiktionary — instantly.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for instantly.
adverb
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- immediately
- straightaway
- straight off
- directly
- now
- right away
- at once
- forthwith
- like a shot
adverb
without any delay
- instantaneously
- outright
- in a flash
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is instantly in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of instantly
I(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + N(1) + T(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of instantly
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from instantly
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