Immediately
/ɪˈmiːdi.ətli/ adv, conj
adv, conj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. not-comparable
"I hope we can begin immediately."
- 2 Without any intervening time or space. not-comparable
"A tri-tone chime whistle, operated from the cab by a flexible cable passing down the right hand handrail, is mounted on the top of the smokebox immediately behind the chimney."
Adverb
- 1 without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening wordnet
- 2 near or close by wordnet
- 3 bearing an immediate relation wordnet
Conjunction
- 1 As soon as, the moment that.
"Near-synonym: once"
Example
More examples"I'll bring you the bill immediately."
Etymology
From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly.