THERE AND THEN meaning: At that specific time, place - OneLook

Usually means: At that specific time, place.

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there and then: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
there and then: Merriam-Webster
there and then: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
there and then: Collins English Dictionary
there and then: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
there and then: Wiktionary
there and then: Dictionary.com
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Definitions from Wiktionary (There and then)

▸ adverb: Alternative form of then and there [(idiomatic) Right at that moment in time and on the spot; immediately.]

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back when, all of the sudden, all the sudden, by-and-by, all on a sudden, smack bang, one after the other, everytime, flat-out, nohows, more...

Opposite:

here and now, present, current

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Similar:

back when, all of the sudden, all the sudden, by-and-by, all on a sudden, smack bang, one after the other, everytime, flat-out, nohows, more...

Opposite:

here and now, present, current

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