instantaneously
UK/,ɪnstən'tenɪəsli/US
B1
Definitions
adv.
Happening at once, without any delay.
即刻地，瞬间地。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
-antsuffix
+
-aneousbefore, in front of (Latin ante)
+
-lyin the manner of
=instantaneously
Adverb of instantaneous, from instant: in- (upon) + st (stand) = the moment something 'stands upon' you, the present instant. Done in that single standing moment — immediately.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The message was delivered instantaneously across the network.
- 2.
The two reactions occurred almost instantaneously.