Idiom Breakdown

then and there

English coordinated pairs

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Definition

Right at that moment in time and on the spot; immediately.

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In Context

"When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper."
"'Well, I soon saw to that, I told him to bolt it then and there[.]'"

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Also Said As

there and then

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See Also

here and now