like a shot English

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like a shot

— adverb (= immediately, straightaway, now, forthwith) without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening he answered immediately found an answer straightaway an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith Come here now!

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straightaway

straight off

right away

now

instantly

immediately

forthwith

directly

at once

trick and fast

swiftly

sweepingly

like the wind

like mad

like hell

in a flash

headlong

headily

dush

at full pert