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there and then
adverb as in instantly
Example Sentences
“It would have been much easier for me to lose my life there and then, than go through all this sorrow now,” she said.
"Within half an hour, he heard German voices outside, he couldn't speak German so he didn't know what they were talking about, so he lay quietly there and then they open fired into the barn," Eddy continued.
Chelsea were tempted to shake hands there and then, but opted to finish the selection process.
Or the other strategy is to stay in my seat as long as possible and leave myself physically vulnerable there and then run off at my stop so he can't follow me off, but then I'm leaving myself vulnerable on the bus.
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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