Meanings
- In an instantial way, as:
- not comparableIn instances rather than systemically.
Near-synonym: ad hoc
1 more example
The grammar takes a long view; it carries its own history along with it, both systemically (in the evolving of the language) and instantially (in the unfolding of a text).
2005, M.A.K. Halliday, “Towards 'intelligent computing' (computing with meaning)”, in Jonathan J. Webster, editor, Computational and Quantitative Studies (Collected Works of M.A.K. Halliday), volume 6, Continuum, →ISBN, page 224Synonyms: on a case-by-case basis, ad hoc · Antonyms: systemically, generically, categorically, classically, typically
- not comparablecomputingHappening when instances arise, rather than being enqueued.
Have you tried using perform_now just for the sake of testing? It's equivalent to perform_later, but instead of enqueuing, it runs instantially.
2021 October 12, João Fernandes, “Rails test job and raise errors if any”, in Stack Overflow, retrieved 27 Apr 2023Synonyms: ad hoc
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn instances rather than systemically.
adverbHappening when instances arise, rather than being enqueued.
Origin
Cite this entry
instantially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantially
“instantially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantially. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instantially,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantially.
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