Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
たちま
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 忽ち – see the following entry.
たちまち
[adverb] [from 759] at once, in no time at all, in a moment, in a twinkling, immediately, suddenly, all at once, right away
[adverb] [from 850] unexpectedly, suddenly, abruptly
[adverb] [from 1120] (often followed by adverbial particle (ni)) actually, really, truly, genuinely
Alternative spellings
乍ち, 儵ち
(This term, 忽ち, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)