without delay
40 synonyms found
- all at once
- all together
- apace
- at a blow
- at a stroke
- at once
- at one blow
- at one jump
- at one stroke
- at one swoop
- at one time
- decisively
- expeditiously
- in a hurry
- in no time
- instanter
- lacking
- on the instant
- on the spot
- outwith
- PDQ
- per saltum
- pretty damned quick
- promptly
- pronto
- right away
- right now
- right off
- simultaneously
- smartly
- straightway
- subito
- summarily
- swiftly
- then and there
- this minute
- this very minute
- uno saltu
- with all speed
- without further delay
Definition
"1904: I knew that someone had entered the house cautiously from without. -- Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez' (Norton 2005, p.1100)"
(preposition) :
(archaic or literary) Outside of, beyond; not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.; abbreviation: w/o; compare w/ for with
"the snow was swirling without the cottage, but it was warm within."