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Definitions for immediately
ɪˈmi di ɪt liim·me·di·ate·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word immediately.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

    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!"

  2. immediatelyadverb

    near or close by

    "he passed immediately behind her"

  3. immediatelyadverb

    bearing an immediate relation

    "this immediately concerns your future"

Wiktionary

  1. immediatelyadverb

    In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

    I hope we can begin immediately.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Immediatelyadverb

    Etymology: from immediate.

    God's acceptance of it, either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop, is that which vests the whole property of a thing in God. Robert South, Sermons.

    Her father hath commanded her to slip
    Away with Slender, and with him at Eaton
    Immediately to marry. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

Wikipedia

  1. immediately

    In legal usage, "immediately" forms several compounds based on its conventional definitions.

ChatGPT

  1. immediately

    Immediately is an adverb which means right away or without any delay. It refers to an action taking place as soon as another event is completed or occurring at once.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Immediatelyadverb

    in an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous

  2. Immediatelyadverb

    without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once

  3. Immediatelyadverb

    as soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'immediately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #961

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'immediately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1565

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'immediately' in Adverbs Frequency: #100

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of immediately in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of immediately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of immediately in a Sentence

  1. Top Glove:

    We are mindful there is much more to be done to uplift the standard of our employee welfare and promise to rectify shortcomings immediately.

  2. Wandile Sihlobo:

    For the summer maize crop we need the rain immediately as it is now in the pollination stages. April is too late for the summer crops, and for the winter crop, the forecast is not clear.

  3. Drew Hammill:

    Eight days after a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to immediately begin the process of reuniting the children they put in cages back with their families, there's scant evidence that a comprehensive plan to do just that has been developed, congressional oversight of this matter has already been proven to be critical in ensuring that the Administration's constant abuses are held in check, that the law is being obeyed, and that taxpayers' resources are not being squandered.

  4. Bernie Sanders:

    When people have mental health issues, when they're a threat to others or themselves, they should be able to get counseling immediately. That is not the case right now.

  5. Zhang Xiaoming:

    After the agreements are made, China will share intelligence with the U.S. and Australia, which will also offer information to their enforcement agencies to conduct further investigations, once law enforcement officers in the U.S. and Australia identify illegal funds, they will immediately initiate judicial procedures to freeze and confiscate those criminal proceeds in their countries.

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