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there and then

ADVERB
instantly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
directly immediately instantaneously right away
STRONG
forthwith now
WEAK
PDQ at once away double-time first off in a flash instanter on a dime pronto right spontaneously straight away this minute tout de suite without delay
Antonyms
STRONG
later
WEAK
eventually

Example Sentences

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O’Malley convinced Tatum to have the operation right there and then instead of waiting even one more day—a decision that is already rewriting basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

I’m doing Verve Coffee that I’m grinding there, and then I’m brewing four cups because I need my coffee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"It's a great place to build because the talent is there, and then I think the market is there. We've been really lucky, and I've loved working in Colombia."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“I decided there and then that I enjoyed being dead.”

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

He turned back towards the canoe, signaling once with the torch to let Alice know he was there, and then he saw the shadow.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman