Learn English – A phrase for something that happens immediately after another thing

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I entered the class and said "Hello" to everybody. At this time/ At the moment / At the same time/ suddenly / meanwhile a student asked out load "Sorry! are you going to teach a new course today"

Maybe it wasn't a good example. But I want to know what English use when they want to say at the same time (immediately after or during) another thing, something else happened? I mean when they narrate something maybe as a narrating device.

The literal translation of what I mean is "at this time" or "at this moment", but I'm not sure about their similar usage in English. When these phrases are used by the way?

Best Answer

There are several ways of expressing something quickly happening right after something else, in decreasing order of quickness

immediately
We entered the house and immediately it started to rain.

suddenly
There was a loud thunder clap and suddenly it started to rain.

just then
The temperature dropped and just then the wind started to blow harder.

then
First we were outside, then we walked around, then it got colder, then the wind started blowing, then we ran to the house, then it stared to rain.

If more than one thing is happening at the same time then

while
We are inside the house while it was raining.

at the same time
We were inside the house and at the same time the dog was outside getting wet.

during
It was raining during the day time.

all the while
All the while it was raining, we watched TV.

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