acto continuo — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  General Spanishformalliterary
  • Immediately afterward; at once; without delay — used to indicate that an action follows directly on another.

  Examples

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  • Firmaron el contrato y acto continuo empezaron a trabajar en el nuevo proyecto.

    They signed the contract and immediately afterward started working on the new project.

  • El juez leyó la sentencia y acto continuo ordenó que se cumpliera sin demora.

    The judge read the sentence and at once ordered it to be enforced without delay.

  • Terminó la conferencia y acto continuo se abrió el espacio para preguntas del público.

    He finished the lecture and immediately afterward the Q&A session was opened.