Within a short time (after a particular point of time specified or implied), before long, quickly… With reference to a definite past or future time.

Quickly, rapidly; esp. immediately, without delay, promptly. Obsolete.

Quickly, swiftly, etc.; = rathe, adv. 1a. In later use archaic and poetic.

= rekenly, adv. 1.

Quickly, immediately; promptly, readily.

Straightway, forthwith; there on the spot.

At once, immediately; straightaway, forthwith; instantly. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

Straightway, at once, forthwith.

Quickly, keenly, boldly, fiercely.

Suddenly, unexpectedly.

Quickly, promptly, without delay or hindrance, soon.

Without delay; after a very short, or no, interval of time; = quickly, adv. 2a.

Before long, soon, quickly.

Quickly, without delay, promptly, immediately, soon. (Often used vaguely, esp. in full yare, as a rhyming tag.) Obsolete.

Upon the utterance of a single word; as soon as a word is spoken; without more discussion or parley; †without further ado, in short order, forthwith…

In the time directly following on the present moment; immediately, at once.

In a short time; not long after the present or the point reached in a narration; soon. †In early use also: With little delay, speedily, quickly…

Immediately, straightaway, at once. Obsolete. Cf. right forth, adv. 2.

Here on the spot; straightway, immediately.

Modifying temporal adverbs and prepositional phrases. As premodifier, esp. in †right anon, right now, right then, †right tho: just or exactly now…

In combination with other adverbs of immediacy, as forthright, forthwith, soon, etc., forming adverbial phrases with the sense ‘at once…

Straightway, immediately, at once.

= forthwith, adv.

Quickly, hastily, immediately.

Quickly, without delay, forthwith, instantly, immediately, directly, at once. Also as int. = Quick! hence! away! Now archaic or dialect.

with and with: (a) immediately, forthwith (= by and by, adv. 3); (obsolete) (b) from time to time, again and again, every now and then (obsolete).

Straightaway, forthwith; immediately; = anon-rights, adv. Cf. right anon.

Straightway, forthwith; immediately; = anon-right, adv.

At once, immediately, directly. Obsolete.

With easy movement, nimbly, effortlessly, gracefully. †In early use: quickly, swiftly; immediately, at once (obsolete).

Rapidly; with haste or speed. Denoting that there is little or no interval between a given point in time and the doing of an act or happening of an…

Quickly, speedily; soon. Cf. titely, adv.

At a fast speed; quickly, rapidly. Formerly also: †readily (obsolete). Cf. fast, adv. 7a 8.

Quickly, speedily, swiftly; (now esp.) hurriedly due to pressing need or urgency. Formerly also: †suddenly; soon, without delay, shortly (obsolete).

Promptly, readily, straightway.

In various phrases denoting ‘At the very time or moment when, whenever’. as soon as. (Now the ordinary use.) Also †as soon so.

Straight, straightway. Obsolete. (Cf. rights, adv.)

Straightway, at once, forthwith, immediately. Cf. anon, adv. 3.

A short or quick movement. in little weve, in a moment.

Delay, stay, stoppage. withoute(n dwell: without delay, straightway. Obsolete.

Straightaway, at once. Cf. right, adv. 3.

With great speed; quickly, rapidly, swiftly. Indicating that there is little or no interval between a given point in time and the doing of an act…

At once, immediately. Obsolete.

In early use (also in the place): †right there; then and there, immediately (obsolete). Now (chiefly North American): without moving from one's…

In early use (also in the place): †right there; then and there, immediately (obsolete). Now (chiefly North American): without moving from one's…

Forthwith, immediately.

With reference to time: straightaway, forthwith, immediately, without delay. Obsolete.

Readily, quickly; = prestly, adv. 1. English regional (East Anglian) in later use.

In a straight course, directly; immediately, straightway. Also with away. Also streck up, in an upright posture.

Quickly, soon; (also) straightaway, immediately; without delay or intermission.

without delay (also without any delay, †without delays): without waiting or hesitating; immediately, at once. Similarly without further (also more…

often-stounds, oft-stounds: often. that stounds: at that moment. Obsolete.

Quickly, readily, soon. Cf. rathe, adv. Now Scottish (north-eastern).

= readily, adv. Now rare.

literal. At a pace, i.e. at a considerable or good pace; hence, With speed; swiftly, quickly, fast. of quickness in proceeding to act: At once…

Forthwith; immediately, presently.

as (also also) tite: as quickly as possible, immediately. Frequently written as one word. Obsolete.

as quickly as possible, immediately; cf. as soon at soon, adv. 7b, as tite at tite, adv. adj.phrases.

In adverbial phr. (mostly obsolete) having reference to the straight line, e.g. even as line, even by line, as straight as line (now, as straight as a…

In adverbial phr. (mostly obsolete) having reference to the straight line, e.g. even as line, even by line, as straight as line (now, as straight as a…

In one accord; in one and the same state; without cessation or interruption, continuously; straightway.

in present: (a) see sense 1; (b) (also in this present) in or at the present time, now; (c) immediately; (d) at that time, then. Obsolete.

Immediately or soon (after a particular time); quickly. Now rare.

Without delay, forthwith, promptly, immediately, directly, at once. Obsolete.

Quickly; soon; (also) immediately; straightaway. Cf. tite, adv.

Quickly, without delay, immediately, directly, soon. Also as yerne (see as, adv. 5b).

as soon, at once, forthwith. Obsolete.

Readily; quickly; promptly, immediately.

= streck, adv.

= swith, adv. 3 4.

Exactly. At the very moment; immediately. Cf. even, adv. 5b. Obsolete.

Readily, quickly, willingly.

Readily, willingly; promptly, quickly.

Quickly, soon. Obsolete. rare.

Quickly, briskly; promptly, without delay.

at one blast (Latin uno flatu): at once, at the same time. for a blast: for once.

Newly, recently; not long ago. Also: anew, afresh.

Quickly, immediately. Obsolete.

At the present time, now; immediately, instantly, at once; = presently, adv. 2a. Now rare (English regional (southern) in later use).

Without delay; at once, forthwith, immediately; instantly; quickly, promptly. Now British regional and rare.

The act of standing still, halting, or stopping; stoppage, stop, halt, delay. Obsolete. without arrest: cf. without abode at abode, n.1 1…

Quickly, without delay. Also: without difficulty, easily.

In various phrases with the sense ‘in an instant, immediately’, as in the twinkling of a look. Cf. in the twinkling of an eye at twinkling, n.1 3b…

Quickly, promptly.

= for, prep. 2 (= Latin nam, enim).

Immediately, without delay: = straightway, adv. Now poetic or archaic.

= swiftly, adv. 2 3

At once, immediately.

At once, immediately, straight off; without premeditation or consideration; suddenly.

Quickly, without delay, directly, immediately. Obsolete.

†at a start: with a bound; in an instant, in no time. Obsolete.

Without any delay or lapse of time; instantly, directly, straightway; at once.

Straightway, forthwith, at once, immediately, without delay; = incontinently, adv.2

there and then (†there then), at that precise place and time; on the spot, forthwith. Also attributive. (Also then and there: see then, adv. 1d.)

At once, immediately; = anon, adv. 3. Only in onene that: as soon as.

= forthwith, adv. Perhaps: = immediately, at once.

Straightaway; straight, directly. Obsolete.

Directly; immediately. Obsolete. rare.

at a trice, literal at a single pluck or pull; hence, in an instant; instantly, forthwith; without delay. Obsolete.

Straightaway, at once. Obsolete.

withouten wone, without delay. Cf. withouten hone (hone, n.2).

Suddenly, forthwith, instantly, in a trice; quick! presto! Also in combination, as whip-dash, whip-slap.

Immediately, at once, without delay or interval.

quasi-adv. Without delay.

Without pausing; instantly; immediately.

at a moment: at a moment's notice. Obsolete.

Modifying temporal adverbs and prepositional phrases. As premodifier, esp. in †right anon, right now, right then, †right tho: just or exactly now…

(with prospective reference): Directly after this, immediately, presently. Obsolete.

Straightway, at once, immediately; = incontinent, adv.

In a prompt manner; readily, quickly; at once, without delay; directly, forthwith, there and then.

in the nonce: at that moment, at once. Obsolete.

= incontinent, adv.

Phrases (from senses 1 2). †at (in) one (an) instant, at one and the same moment, concurrently. †at one (an) instant, in a moment, forthwith…

With prepositions, forming adverbial phrases. in short (? also Scottish. at short): in a short time, quickly. Obsolete. (The Sc. example may belong…

A sudden stroke; in phrases, at a clap, at one clap: at one stroke, at once. in a clap: suddenly, in a moment. Obsolete or Scottish. (Cf. chop, n.1…

Of sequence of events: straightway, immediately, directly, at once. Obsolete.

Immediately; without interval or delay; at once. Now only literary.

at (also in) a twitch: in a moment; very quickly, without delay. Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

at the first chop: at the first stroke, encounter, brush (French du premier coup); immediately, at once (French tout à coup).

= maintenant, adv.

in a trice (†on a trice) in same sense.

with a trice in same sense. Obsolete.

Immediately, straightway.

= belive, adv. 2a.

Immediately, without delay: = straightway, adv. 2.

Qualifying days as collective plural = time. Also short days used adverbially for ‘in a short time’. Scottish.

Scottish. fro hand: at once, immediately. Obsolete.

Without delay; immediately.

followed by prep. Immediately after, upon, at the same time with something. Also with adverb, straight after, straight forth, straight forthwith, str…

In a short time, soon, speedily, anon, forthwith.

Promptly; at once; = belively, adv. Obsolete.

= anon, adv. 3.

Not long after the time of speaking or writing; shortly; very soon. Obsolete.

figurative in phrases at (the) first dash, at one (or a) dash: cf. stroke, n.1, blow, n.1 (French coup). Obsolete.

figurative in phrases at (the) first dash, at one (or a) dash: cf. stroke, n.1, blow, n.1 (French coup). Obsolete.

In a moment; immediately, forthwith, at once.

Phraseological combinations. = out of, prep. in various senses. Now only poetic or rhetorical, and only in lit. sense expressive of motion from…

upon the nines: (probably) at once. Obsolete. rare.

Immediately, at once; without the least delay. Usually with reference to the payment of money.

at (also in, †with) a thought: in an instant, immediately, at once.

Without delay; immediately, forthwith.

Without (unnecessary) formality or delay; without hesitation or deliberation; hastily.

at one (a) chop: at one stroke, at once, (French tout d'un coup).

To a great extent; extensively; exceedingly. Obsolete.

= straightway, adv. 2.

On the instant; at once; immediately. Obsolete.

Quickly, immediately, at once; suddenly; frequently used by conjurors in various commands, as presto, be gone, etc. Obsolete.

upon the place: then and there, on the spot, at hand. Obsolete.

Immediately (in time); straightway; at once.

as adv. (poetic). Instantly, at once.

Directly, immediately, very soon (now chiefly English regional). Also (South African): in a while, later.

with a siserary: with a vengeance; suddenly, promptly. Obsolete.

colloquial. Unceremoniously. Obsolete. rare.

Phrases (from senses 1 2). †at (in) one (an) instant, at one and the same moment, concurrently. †at one (an) instant, in a moment, forthwith…

on (also upon) the moment: immediately, instantly. Now rare.

With omission of the dependent genitive, in phrases related to sense 4d. at (formerly also onor upon) sight, used spec. with reference to the…

= hand to hand, adv.

Somewhat or moderately quickly or rapidly; with some speed; with little delay or hesitation.

Most immediately or directly. Obsolete.

At once, straightaway; (also) completely, altogether. In early use frequently in to sink to rights. Obsolete (U.S. regional in later use).

Also (esp. in earlier use) written as two words. Immediately, at once, without deliberation or preparation. Cf. straightway, adv. 2.

With, or as with, a slap or smart quick blow; quickly, suddenly, without warning or notice. In general use (frequently parenthetic); also with off…

An arrow; especially one of the stouter and shorter kind with blunt or thickened head, called also quarrel, discharged from a crossbow or other…

Without deliberation or consideration; forthwith, immediately; offhand. Obsolete.

A location in time; a moment, juncture, or stage. A moment or instant considered in terms of its position in time rather than its duration; the…

At once, straightaway; without preliminary thought, consideration, or preparation; casually, nonchalantly.

Immediately, forthwith, at once. (Originally and still technically a law term, but now chiefly an emphatic substitute for instantly.)

Promptly; at once. Now rare.

Directly, straight.

like a thought.

The time occupied by a crack or shot; a moment, instant. in a crack: in a moment, immediately (cf. in a twinkle at twinkle, n. 2). colloquial.

Obsolete. rare.

Before long, presently, soon; at some point, eventually; = by and by, adv. 4. Cf. bimeby, adv.

The verb stem used adverbially; At once, on the instant, pat, ‘slick’; cf. bang, adv., plump, adv., etc.

Immediately, straightaway. Obsolete.

Originally North American. right away: immediately, without delay. Cf. straightaway, adv.

At the moment; instantly. Now rare.

In a moment, instantaneously. Also: every moment, moment by moment.

in a snap, in a moment, immediately.

right off: immediately, without delay. Cf. straight off at straight, adv. 2c.

straight off, †straight an end: immediately, at once, without deliberation or preparation. See also straightaway, adv.

= abruptly, adv.

figurative or in figurative phrases: Call, summons.

With, or as with, a slap and a bang; without delay, immediately; without due consideration or regard to the consequences. Also of position…

The verb stem is used adverbially with other verbs, esp. come, go, in the senses of. all of a sudden (tout d'un coup), suddenly and abruptly, all…

figurative. off the reel. Originally and chiefly U.S. Immediately; without hesitation. Chiefly in right off the reel.

in a whiff: in a short time, in a jiffy. dialect.

transferred. The brief period during which a flash is visible. in a flash: immediately, instantaneously.

Phrases. (a) a shot between wind and water, also slang (cf. shoot, v. 30d). (b) like a shot (colloquial): at once, with rapidity. Also, without…

Instantly, immediately.

colloquial or slang. Used as the type of instantaneous action, esp. in the phrases in a shake, in a braceor couple of shakes. Also, in three (or two)…

A sudden movement or jerk, a spurt of action; chiefly in phrases at a gird, for a gird, by fits and girds (cf. fit, n.2 4c); also in a gird…

(all) in a rush and variants: (a) with a sudden surge or onset; (b) in a hurry.

Originally U.S. in (also at, on) short (also quick) order: without delay; immediately.

Straightway, immediately. poetic. rare.

Straightaway; promptly, quickly.

in two twos: in a very short time; directly, immediately. slang or colloquial. Also in two ups (Australian colloquial) = shake, n.1

= directly, adv. 6.

= quicksticks, adv.

a form of stanza used in hymn-writing, consisting of four lines of which the first, second, and fourth are of six syllables and the third of eight…

Originally North American. Modifying adverbs and prepositions: immediately, without delay or hesitation. See also phrases 1. Cf. straight, adj. 2.

at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat: promptly, immediately. Originally U.S. colloquial.

Straight off, at once, summarily.

Quickly, without delay; = in quick sticks at quick-stick, n. Also as an imperative.

straight off, †straight an end: immediately, at once, without deliberation or preparation. See also straightaway, adv.

The verb stem is used adverbially with other verbs, esp. come, go, in the senses of. bang off, immediately, without delay. Cf. bang, adv.

In predicative use, chiefly as to be away. colloquial and regional (chiefly Scottish and Irish English). Chiefly with the present tense of be. Just…

in quick sticks (also in a quick stick): quickly, without delay; = quicksticks, adv.

At once, immediately.

Quite, entirely. tout de suite/tu də sɥit/, at once, immediately; cf. toot sweet, adv.

In or into the very middle of things; = smack, v.2 7b.

Caribbean. At once, immediately.

gen. Promptly; soon. rare.

In hyperbolical use (with reference to something needed or wanted): extremely urgently, immediately; esp. in to want (or need) something yesterday.

in two twos: in a very short time; directly, immediately. slang or colloquial. Also in two ups (Australian colloquial) = shake, n.1

Suddenly, straightaway.

In the immediate future, in a moment; very soon. Cf. now, adv. 2.

= presto changeo, adv. rare.