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phraseIf you do something like a shot, you do it without any delay or hesitation. [informal] I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot. If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot. Synonyms: at once, immediately, in a flash, quickly More Synonyms of like a shot See full dictionary entry for shotlike a shot in British Englishvery quickly, esp willingly like a shot in American English See full dictionary entry for shot Examples of 'like a shot' in a sentencelike a shot Definition without hesitating I heard the key in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot. Synonyms in a flash eagerly unhesitatingly like a bat out of hell (slang) Additional synonymsShe answered his message immediately. Synonyms at once, now, instantly, straight away, directly, promptly, right now, right away, there and then, speedily, without delay, without hesitation, instantaneously, forthwith, pronto (informal), unhesitatingly, this instant, on the nail, this very minute, posthaste, tout de suite, before you could say Jack Robinson (informal) The meeting quickly adjourned. Synonyms immediately, instantly, at once, directly, promptly, abruptly, without delay, expeditiously Nearby words oflike a shot - lightweight
- likable
- like
- like a shot
- like hell
- like mad
- like-minded
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