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on the spot
adverb
1 on the spot
Without delay or immediately.
Roget 134:
opportunely
etc.
adj.;
in proper course,
in due course,
in proper season,
in due season,
in proper time,
in due time;
for the nonce;
in the nick of time,
in the fullness of time;
all in good time;
just in time,
at the eleventh hour,
now or never.
by the way,
by the by;
en passant [Fr.],
a propos [Fr.];
pro re nata [Lat.],
pro hac vice [Lat.];
par parenthese [Fr.],
parenthetically,
by way of parenthesis,
incidentally;
while speaking of,
while on the subject;
extempore;
on the spur of the moment,
on the spur of the occasion;
on the spot
etc.
(early)
132.
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Roget 186:
here,
there,
where,
everywhere,
aboard,
on board,
at home,
afield;
here there and everywhere
etc.
(space)
180;
in presence of,
before;
under the eyes of,
under the nose of;
in the face of;
in propria persona [Lat.].
on the spot;
in person,
in the flesh.
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Roget 132:
early,
soon,
anon,
betimes,
rath†;
eft,
eftsoons;
ere long,
before long,
shortly;
beforehand;
prematurely
etc.
adj.;
precipitately
etc.
(hastily)
684;
too soon;
before its time,
before one's time;
in anticipation;
unexpectedly
etc.
508.
suddenly
etc.
(instantaneously)
113;
before one can say 'Jack Robinson',"
at short notice,
extempore;
on the spur of the moment,
on the spur of the occasion
[Bacon];
at once;
on the spot,
on the instant;
at sight;
offhand,
out of hand;
a' vue d'oeil [Fr.];
straight,
straightway,
straightforth†;
forthwith,
incontinently,
summarily,
immediately,
briefly,
shortly,
quickly,
speedily,
apace,
before the ink is dry,
almost immediately,
presently at the first opportunity,
in no long time,
by and by,
in a while,
directly.
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Roget 118:
at this time,
at this moment
etc.
113;
at the present time
etc.
n.;
now,
at present;
at hand.
at this time of day,
today,
nowadays;
already;
even now,
but now,
just now;
on the present occasion;
for the time being,
for the nonce;
pro hac vice. [Lat.];
on the nail,
on the spot;
on the spur of the moment,
until now;
to this day,
to the present day.
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Roget 113:
instantaneously
etc.
adj.;
in no time,
in less than no time;
presto,
subito†,
instanter,
suddenly,
at a stroke,
like a shot;
in a moment
etc.
n..
in the blink of an eye,
in the twinkling of an eye,
in a trice;
in one's tracks;
right away;
toute a l'heure [Fr.];
at one jump,
in the same breath,
per saltum [Lat.],
uno saltu [Lat.];
at once,
all at once;
plump,
slap;
at one fell swoop;"
at the same instant
etc.
n.;
immediately
etc.
(early)
132;
extempore,
on the moment,
on the spot,
on the spur of the moment;
no sooner said than done;
just then;
slap-dash
etc.
(haste)
684.
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2 on the spot
In a difficult situation.
3 on the spot
At the place in question; there.
adjective
Roget 532:
many-tongued;
rumored;
publicly rumored,
currently rumored,
currently reported;
rife,
current,
floating,
afloat,
going about,
in circulation,
in every one's mouth,
all over the town.
in progress;
live;
on the spot;
in person.
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Moby thesaurus: PDQ, aboard, among us, apace, as of now, as things are, at once, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, between two fires, but now, cornered, cursory, decisively, directly, endangered, even now, expeditious, expeditiously, festinate, feverish, flying, for the nonce, for this occasion, forthwith, furious, hasty, here, here and now, hereabout, hereabouts, hereat, hereinto, hereto, hereunto, hic et nunc, hither, hitherward, hitherwards, hurried, immediate, immediately, imperiled, in Dutch, in a bind, in a fix, in a mess, in a pickle, in a predicament, in a scrape, in a spot, in danger, in deep water, in desperate case, in extremis, in jeopardy, in no time, in our time, in these days, in this place, in this vicinity, in trouble, instant, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, jeopardized, just here, just now, just then, last-minute, momentaneously, momentarily, momently, now, nowadays, on Queer Street, on board, on the dot, on the instant, on the nail, passing, pretty damned quick, prompt, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, right away, right off, slap-bang, slapdash, smartly, snap, somewhere about, speedily, speedy, straightaway, straightway, subito, summarily, superficial, swift, swiftly, this day, this night, threatened, to this place, today, tonight, urgent, with all speed, with us, without delay, without further delay ... show more.
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