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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Those productions were, during these years, essentially permanent ongoing businesses staffed with people who remembered the names of those, both onstage and backstage, who came and went, who were there and then no longer there. Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025 But there must have been a pressure, or at least the possibility, of staying on tour for a whole ‘nother year, if not longer, knowing the demand for it was there and then some. Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025 From there and then to here and now makes for a rather preposterous ascension. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025 Rides are free from the North Shore, so drivers can park there and then take the subway over. Ryan Deto, Axios, 12 Mar. 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 15 May. 2025.

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