upon the instant | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,dated)Immediately,right away.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:immediately1843December 19,Charles Dickens, “Stave Two. The First of the Three Spirits.”, inA Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, London:Chapman & Hall,[…],→OCLC,page42:Light flashed up in the roomupon the instant, and the curtains of his bed were drawn.1886January 5,Robert Louis Stevenson, “Doctor Lanyon’s Narrative”, inStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London:Longmans, Green, and Co.,→OCLC,page103:Or, if you shall so prefer to choose, a new province of knowledge and new avenues to fame and power shall be laid open to you, here, in this room,upon the instant; and your sight shall be blasted by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan.1908,Howard Pyle, “The Terrific Encounter With the One-eyed Little Gentleman in Black”, inThe Ruby of Kishmoor, New York, N.Y.; London:Harper & Brothers Publishers,page34:"That ball!" he cried, in a hoarse and raucous voice. "That ivory ball! Give it to meupon the instant!"

Examples:

EN: I greet thy love not with vain thanks, but with acceptance bounteous. And will upon the instant put thee to't.
ES: Saludo tu afecto no con vano agradecimiento, sino con aceptación y en el instante te pongo a prueba.
EN: Why in this very room, upon the instant, your sight shall be blasted.
ES: En este cuarto. Cuando se nuble su visión.
EN: She dying, as it must be so maintained, upon the instant that she was accused, shall be lamented, pitied, and excused of every hearer.
ES: Muerta ella, como así hay que mantener, en el instante de ser acusada, se la llorará, se la compadecerá, y será disculpada por todos.
ES: El tiempo aún no ha secado tanto mi sangre;
ES: Muerta ella, como así hay que mantener, en el instante mismo en que se vio acusada, se la sentirá, se la tendrá compasión, y será disculpada por cuantos lo oigan;
EN: Not upon the instant, of course, but over time.
HI: बिल्कुल नहीं, ज़ाहिर है, लेकिन समय के साथ।

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