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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Rides are free from the North Shore, so drivers can park there and then take the subway over. Ryan Deto, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025 Cooking a group meal there and then serving it at the round table next to a soaring window with views makes that work feel like vacation mode. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025 Nvidia rallied a quick 10% from there and then gave it all up and a bit more despite healthy, if not dazzling, quarterly results. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025 Grande got there and then laid down an UNO reverse. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for there and then

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“There and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20and%20then. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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