tout de suite

English

Alternative forms

• tout suite (anglicized form)
• toot sweet (eggcorn)

Etymology

Borrowed from French tout de suite.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: to͞ot'swētʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌtuːt ˈswiːt/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: to͞o'dəsweetʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌtuː də ˈswiːt/

• Audio (US):

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Adverb

tout de suite (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Immediately, right away.

   Synonym: pronto

   If you want to catch the bus, you'd better leave tout de suite!

   • 2017, Simon Kernick, chapter 49, in The Hanged Man, London: Century, →ISBN, page 295:

     I’ve got some decent Margaux in the cellar. Let’s get back to my place tout de suite and crack it open.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu də sɥit/, /tut.sɥit/

• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Massy)):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)); /tu də sɥitə/:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adverb

tout de suite

1. (idiomatic) immediately, right away

   Synonyms: aussitôt, immédiatement, sans délai, sur-le-champ

2. (obsolete) without interruption

Derived terms

• tout de suite les grands mots

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: toutswit
• → English: tout de suite