hereupon

[heer-uh-pon, -pawn] / ˌhɪər əˈpɒn, -ˈpɔn /

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hereafter adv.
immediately adv.

ADVERB

hereafter

Synonyms

WEAK

after this eventually hence henceforth henceforward in the course of time in the future ultimately

ADVERB

immediately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly forthwith instantly promptly rapidly shortly soon urgently

STRONG

now

WEAK

PDQ anon at short notice away double-time in a New York minute in a flash in a jiffy in nothing flat instantaneously instanter like now now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto right now soon afterward straight away straight off summarily thereupon this instant this minute tout de suite unhesitatingly without delay without hesitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

eventually never

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Johnson hereupon summoned management and labor negotiators to the White House.

From Time Magazine Archive

Young Cartwright standing by, not able any longer to contain himselfe tooke occassion hereupon to breake forthe abruptly into these wordes: The Priest deserveth a good Fee, he speaketh so like a Lawyer.

From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason

And as they deuised hereupon, they saw a man going into a Caue, which was Dom Diego, comming from making his complayntes vppon the Rock spoken of before.

From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William

The teacher hereupon made a suggestion that seemed to satisfy everyone, and so the matter was settled.

From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Marsland, Cora

"Do not make excuses because you have a charming sister," Nita hereupon answers him.

From Boris Lensky by Schubin, Ossip

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