instantly in Arabic: فورا (fawran) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

This adverb means immediately or without delay. It's often used to describe an action that happens right away. You can place it at the beginning or end of a sentence.

Example sentences

وصلتُ فَوْرًا إلى المَنْزِلِ.

waṣaltu fawran ilā al-manzili.

I arrived home instantly.
سَيَتِمُّ إرْسالُ الرِّسالَةِ فَوْرًا.

sayatimmu irsālu ar-risālati fawran.

The message will be sent instantly.
فَهِمَ القاعِدَةَ فَوْرًا.

fahima al-qāʿidata fawran.

He understood the rule instantly.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Sami died instantly.

مات سامي في الحين.

He was killed instantly.

لقد قتل توا.

He was hit by a car and died instantly.

لقد صدم من قبل سيارة وتوفي على الفور.

Sami instantly recognized Layla's voice.

تعرّف سامي في الحين على صوت ليلى.

These wounds cannot be instantly healed.

ومثل هذه الجراح لا تندمل بين عشية وضحاها.

Tom was hit by a truck and died instantly.

توم صدمته شاحنة ومات في الحال

Russia found itself in a quagmire almost instantly.

وجدت روسيا نفسها في مستنقع عمليا على الفور.

In response, China’s government acted almost instantly.

كانت استجابة الحكومة الصينية شبه فورية.

You write the check, and instantly it depreciates 30 percent.

بمجرد ما تكتب الشيك فورا تزيد القيمة 30 فى المائة.

Deception is instantly appealing to many individual businesses.

إن الخداع يمثل جاذبية فورية بالنسبة للعديد من الشركات الفردية.

"You can know anything instantly... if you Google it." "Google?"

"بإمكانك أن تعرف عن أي شيء في لحظة...إذا بحثت باستخدام جوجل." "جوجل؟"

That is why ECB President Mario Draghi rejected Hollande’s suggestion almost instantly.

ولهذا السبب، رفض رئيس البنك المركزي الأوروبي ماريو دراجي اقتراح هولاند على الفور تقريبا.

Questions and answers

What's another way to say 'instantly' in Arabic?

You can use 'حالاً' (ḥālan) which also means immediately.

Can 'fawran' be used for future actions?

Yes, it can indicate that something will happen immediately in the future, like in the example 'سَيَتِمُّ إرْسالُ الرِّسالَةِ فَوْرًا'.