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Hardly had the meeting started when she interrupted.
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Hardly had the meeting started when she interrupted.
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How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
Don't interrupt meetings unless absolutely necessary.
Describing Habits
She has a habit of interrupting meetings before they even get going.
Asking About Others
Did anyone interrupt the meeting?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If she hadn't interrupted, the meeting might have been more productive.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The meeting had barely commenced when she interjected.
Casual
She butted in right at the start of the meeting.
Simpler English
She interrupted the meeting very early on.
Phrases to learn
Hardly had...when...
Used to emphasize the immediacy of one event following another.
interrupted
To break the continuity of something.