Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN'STANT-LY
IN'STANT-LY, adv.
- Immediately; without any intervening time; at the moment. Lightning often kills instantly.
- With urgent importunity. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, that he was worthy for whom he should do this. Luke vii.
- With diligence and earnestness. Acts xxvi.
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