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Vinony

immediately

adverb

  1. without interruption (closely/proximately/directly)
  2. without delay/lapse of time
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/ / /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/ / /əˈmi.di.ət.li/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly.

  1. In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

    “I hope we can begin immediately.”

    “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.”

  2. Without any intervening time or space.

    “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.”

conj

Etymology: From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly.

  1. As soon as, the moment that.

    “Near-synonym: once”

    “My dog is an open book: immediately he smelled our dinner, he grew more interested in our activities.”