different between instantly vs forthwith

instantly

English

Alternative forms

  • enstantly (rare)
  • instantlie (obsolete)
  • instauntly (obsolete)

Etymology

From instant +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??nst?ntli/

Adverb

instantly (not comparable)

  1. At once; without delay. [from 16th c.]
  2. (archaic) Urgently; with insistence. [from 15th c.]
  3. (obsolete) At the same time.

Synonyms

  • (at once; without delay): immediately, instantaneously

Conjunction

instantly

  1. as soon as, directly.
    I phoned instantly I heard you were back.

Translations

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forthwith

English

Etymology

From Middle English forth-with (at once, immediately; at the same time, already; straight ahead) [and other forms], partly from the phrase forth with (something), and partly from forth-with-al, furth-with-al (at once, immediately; together with) (whence forthwithal).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f????w?ð/, /-?w??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /f????w??/, /?f????w??/
  • Rhymes: -?ð, -??
  • Hyphenation: forth?with

Adverb

forthwith (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]
    Synonyms: (archaic) forthwithal; see also Thesaurus:immediately

Translations

References

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