then and there
adverbDefinition of then and there
: on the spot : immediately
wanted the money right then and there
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Brian Gaston, policy director, Majority Leader Richard Armey: The meeting broke up right then and there. — Garrett M. Graff, Time, "What Happened on Capitol Hill on 9/11," 11 Sep. 2019 Payment, however, has to be done right then and there in the physical realm. — Jeremy Henderson, al, "Auburn Gameday: Complete Fan Guide for Auburn vs. Tulane," 5 Sep. 2019 Anybody had anything to say to each other, it better be known then and there. — Chaunte'l Powell, orlandosentinel.com, "FSU players worked to change culture while reshaping their physiques," 21 Aug. 2019 The disappointment among the obituary writers that the author did not submit then and there to her fictional destiny was palpable. — Rachel Cusk, The New Yorker, "Françoise Sagan, the Great Interrogator of Morality," 21 Aug. 2019 Indeed, when Perez advanced to second base in the fourth inning after Whitson and Williams had been ousted, Wiggins had an opportunity to take on the pitcher right then and there. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: 35 years since the big baseball brawl," 13 Aug. 2019 Independence, however, did not then and there create the American nation. — Thomas Wendel, National Review, "The Beginning of a Nation," 4 July 2019 Related Articles Right then and there, the dollars tourists bring to Cuba go directly into the Castro’s coffers. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: I’m one of those frustrated playground parents," 23 June 2019 Turner looked like such a star that her proud husband, dressed sharply in a plaid grey suit, had to snap a few photos right then and there. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sophie Turner Is a Total Bombshell in Paco Rabanne at the Chasing Happiness Premiere with Joe Jonas," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'then and there.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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