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at once
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summarily
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right away
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shortly
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briefly
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instantaneously
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momentarily
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imminently
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currently
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presently
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at present
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for the moment
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for the time being
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meantime
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provisionally
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forever
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heretofore
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perpetually
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indefinitely
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eternally
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evermore
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just as
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overnight
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nowadays
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awhile
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before long
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tomorrow
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long
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chronologically
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anymore
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no more
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any longer
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no longer
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anytime
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sometime
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someday
now
now
Adverb
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at this moment or time

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I am cooking dinner now, but we can watch a movie after dinner.
Keep it quiet, the children are sleeping now.

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incomparable
adverb of time
immediately
immediately
Adverb
uk flag
/ɪˈmidiətli/

in a way that is instant and involves no delay

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incomparable
adverb of time
promptly
promptly
Adverb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
m
m
p
p
t
l
l
y
i

in a manner that has little to no delay

instantly
instantly
Adverb
i
ɪ
n
n
s
s
t
t
a
ə
n
n
t
t
l
l
y
i

with no delay and at once

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adverb of time
at once
at once
Adverb
uk flag
/ɐtwˈʌns/
Collocation

immediately or without delay

incomparable
summarily
summarily
Adverb
s
s
u
ə
mm
m
a
ɛ
r
r
i
ɪ
l
l
y
i

without unnecessary delay or detailed consideration

right away
right away
Adverb
uk flag
/ɹˈaɪt ɐwˈeɪ/
Collocation

quickly and without hesitation

shortly
shortly
Adverb
sh
ʃ
o
ɔ
r
r
t
t
l
l
y
i

in a very short time

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adverb of time
briefly
briefly
Adverb
b
b
r
r
ie
i
f
f
l
l
y
i

for a short duration

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adverb of time
instantaneously
instantaneously
Adverb
i
ɪ
n
n
s
s
t
t
a
ə
n
n
t
t
a
æ
n
n
eou
s
s
l
l
y
i

in an immediate manner with no delay

momentarily
momentarily
Adverb
m
m
o
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t
a
ɛ
r
r
i
ə
l
l
y
i

very soon

imminently
imminently
Adverb
i
ɪ
mm
m
i
ə
n
n
e
ə
n
n
t
t
l
l
y
i

about to happen or occur very soon

currently
currently
Adverb
c
k
u
ɜ
rr
r
e
ə
n
n
t
t
l
l
y
i

at the present time

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adverb of time
presently
presently
Adverb
p
p
r
r
e
ɛ
s
z
e
ə
n
n
t
t
l
l
y
i

at the moment or present time

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adverb of time
at present
at present
Adverb
uk flag
/æt pɹˈɛzənt/
Collocation

at the current moment or during the existing time

for the moment
Adverb
uk flag
/fɚðə mˈoʊmənt/

at the present time, with the understanding that the current situation or decision may be changed in the near future

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adverb of time
for the time being
for the time being
Adverb
uk flag
/fɚðə tˈaɪm bˈiːɪŋ/
Collocation

for a limited period, usually until a certain condition changes

meantime
meantime
Adverb
m
m
ea
i
n
n
t
t
i
m
m
e

during the period between two events

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interrogative adverb
provisionally
Adverb
uk flag
/pɹəˈvɪʒənəɫi/, /pɹəˈvɪʒnəɫi/

in a manner that is temporary or conditional, with the possibility of change or further confirmation

forever
forever
Adverb
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
e
ɛ
v
v
e
ə
r
r

used to exaggerate the length of time, implying a long wait or duration

heretofore
heretofore
Adverb
h
h
e
ɪ
r
r
e
t
t
o
ə
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
e
Formal

up until the present time

perpetually
perpetually
Adverb
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r
p
p
e
ɛ
t
ʧ
ua
ll
l
y
i

for an indefinite period of time

indefinitely
indefinitely
Adverb
i
ɪ
n
n
d
d
e
ɛ
f
f
i
ə
n
n
i
ə
t
t
e
l
l
y
i

for an unspecified period of time

eternally
eternally
Adverb
e
i
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r
n
n
a
ə
ll
l
y
i

without end or interruption, existing for all time

evermore
Adverb
e
ɛ
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
m
m
o
ɔ
r
r
e

continuously and without interruption, often used in religious, poetic, or formal contexts

just as
just as
Adverb
uk flag
/dʒˈʌst æz/

at the exact time another event or action happens

overnight
overnight
Adverb
o
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
n
n
i
gh
t
t

during a single night

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adverb of time
nowadays
nowadays
Adverb
n
n
o
a
w
ʊ
a
ə
d
d
a
e
y
ɪ
s
z

at the present era, as opposed to the past

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adverb of time
awhile
Adverb
a
ə
wh
w
i
l
l
e

for a short period of time

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adverb of time
before long
Adverb
uk flag
/bɪfˌoːɹ lˈɑːŋ/

in a short amount of time

tomorrow
tomorrow
Adverb
t
t
o
ə
m
m
o
ɑ
rr
r
o
w

on the day after the present day

long
long
Adverb
l
l
o
ɑ:
n
n
g
g

for a great amount of time

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adverb of time
chronologically
chronologically
Adverb
ch
k
r
r
o
ɑ
n
n
o
ə
l
l
o
ɑ
g
ʤ
i
ɪ
c
k
a
ll
l
y
i

in the order in which events, actions, or items occurred, following a timeline or sequence

anymore
anymore
Adverb
a
ɛ
n
n
y
i
m
m
o
ɔ
r
r
e

used to indicate that something that was once true or done is no longer the case

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adverb of time
no more
no more
Adverb
uk flag
/nˈoʊmˌoːɹ/

not for any further instances

any longer
Adverb
uk flag
/ˌɛni lˈɑːŋɡɚ/

for more time after the current point

no longer
no longer
Adverb
uk flag
/nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ/

up to a certain point but not beyond it

anytime
Adverb
a
ɛ
n
n
y
i
t
t
i
m
m
e

without restriction to a specific time

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adverb of time
sometime
sometime
Adverb
s
s
o
ə
m
m
e
t
t
i
m
m
e

at an undetermined point in the future

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adverb of time
someday
someday
Adverb
s
s
o
ə
m
m
e
d
d
a
e
y
ɪ

at an unspecified time in the future

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adverb of time

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