there and then
idiom
chiefly British
: immediately at that place
I decided (right) there and then that I would accept the offer.
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Elliot was arrested there and then, and the next steps for the sleuths was to find and confront Andie’s killer.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Aug. 2024
Authorities believe she was brought there and then covered up with brush, in an effort to conceal her.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 23 June 2024
Police said surveillance video shows a slim, young Hispanic or White male walking on the footbridge, bending down and leaving something there and then running away, the Houston Chronicle reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
This group and other grassroots efforts offer free surveys of your property to help identify what's there and then can develop a plan to help land owners prioritize what needs to be done first based on their resources, and how to do it.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Aug. 2024
Authorities believe she was brought there and then covered up with brush, in an effort to conceal her.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 23 June 2024
Police said surveillance video shows a slim, young Hispanic or White male walking on the footbridge, bending down and leaving something there and then running away, the Houston Chronicle reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
This group and other grassroots efforts offer free surveys of your property to help identify what's there and then can develop a plan to help land owners prioritize what needs to be done first based on their resources, and how to do it.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
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“There and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20and%20then. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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