immediately
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈmiːdi.ətli/, /əˈmiːdi.ətli/
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: im‧me‧di‧ate‧ly, im‧me‧diate‧ly
Adverb
immediately (not comparable)
- In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
- I hope we can begin immediately.
- 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 96:
- His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.
- 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:immediately.
Synonyms
- forthwith, now, tout de suite; see also Thesaurus:immediately
Translations
in an immediate manner
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Conjunction
immediately
- directly (as soon as), instantly. Indicates that the independent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the dependent clause's referent does.
Synonyms
- as soon as
- directly after, immediately after, right after, etc.
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