Newton stated the third law within a world-view that assumed instantaneous action at a distance between material particles.

For instantaneous action the plug is turned so that the flash travels directly from the detonator to the booster without passing through the delay train.

The fuze of the 81 mm shell functions on impact with instantaneous or delayed action.

However, the Army discarded this semimobile concept because the system needed to be ready for instantaneous action to fend off a "surprise attack."

Any movement on his part, he knew, would trigger Giordino into instantaneous action.

The war artist captures instantaneous action and conflates earlier moments of the same scene within one compelling image.

White saw instantaneous action in his rookie campaign.

First, the instantaneous "action at a distance" that would, typically, be associated with a statement like "objects directly influence each other" was troubling even to Newton.

You see, Ned, the idea is to explode all the powder at once--to get instantaneous action.

The gorilla, as he pressed finger to trigger, steadied his aim with almost instantaneous action.