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1. this instant

   The strong and general human tendency to procrastination is shown in the progressive weakening of the various words in this group. Immediately primarily signifies without the intervention of anything as a medium, hence without the intervention of any, even the briefest, interval or lapse of time. By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time. Directly, which once meant with no intervening time, now means after some little while; presently no longer means in this very present, but before very long. Even immediately is sliding from its instantaneousness, so that we are fain to substitute at once, instantly, etc., when we would make promptness emphatic. Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.

   Synonyms:
   at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, without delay

   Antonyms:
   after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time

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1. this instant

   Read the full text of the This Instant poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Dominic Raab:

   It matters that we have an instant rebuttal.

2. Kenneth Davids:

   The instant coffee people have been phenomenally inventive in trying to extract the aromatics in brewing and trying to put it back in the coffee.

3. Chris Christie:

   Our party has failed in going into those places because we've said, 'Well we don't get instant gratification back,'.

4. Kiki VanDeWeghe:

   Many instances in our 15 instant-replay triggers are very straightforward and do not need the involvement of the oncourt game officials to accurately determine the result, flow of game is crucial to basketball so a quicker result will help our players and coaches return to action faster.

5. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Busy with the ugliness of the expensive success we forget the easiness of free beauty lying sad right around the corner, only an instant removed, unnoticed and squandered.