IMMEDIATELY

immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot

(adverb) without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; “he answered immediately”; “found an answer straightaway”; “an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith”; “Come here now!”

immediately

(adverb) near or close by; “he passed immediately behind her”

immediately

(adverb) bearing an immediate relation; “this immediately concerns your future”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

immediately (not comparable)

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

Synonyms

• forthwith, now, tout de suite; see also immediately

Conjunction

immediately

directly (as soon as). 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.

Source: Wiktionary

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Im*me"di*ate*ly, adv.

1. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous. God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop. South.

2. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once. And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt. viii. 3.

3. As soon as. Cf. Directly,

8, Note.

Syn.

– Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See Directly.

IMMEDIATE

Im*me"di*ate, a. Etym: [F. immédiat. See In- not, and Mediate.]

1. Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact. You are the most immediate to our throne. Shak.

2. Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant. "Assemble we immediate council." Shak. Death . . . not yet inflicted, as he feared, By some immediate stroke. Milton.

3. Acting with nothing interposed or between, or without the intervention of another object as a cause, means, or agency; acting, perceived, or produced, directly; as, an immediate cause. The immediate knowledge of the past is therefore impossible. Sir. W. Hamilton. Immediate amputation (Surg.), an amputation performed within the first few hours after an injury, and before the the effects of the shock have passed away.

Syn.

– Proximate; close; direct; next.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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