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Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately

suddenly

adverb

quickly and without any warning

immediately

adverb, conjunction

very quickly and without delay

at once

immediately

straight away

adverb

immediately

promptly

adverb

immediately

on-the-spot

adjective

done or happening immediately

headlong

adjective

happening or done very quickly and without careful thought

right now

immediately

straight

adverb

directly and immediately

on the spur of the moment

if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and do not take time to plan it or think carefully about it

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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