there and then

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"I could have said something there and then but I didn't because protecting my mum and grandad, them not going to prison, was at the forefront of my mind," he added.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

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

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

Not only was I shocked when it turned out she was to be our teacher, but there and then I instinctively knew that whatever the principles of proper teaching were, she did not possess them.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane