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Definition of immediately - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
urgencywithout delay or hesitation
- She responded immediately to the call.
2.
direct involvementvery closely or directly involved
- He was immediately responsible for the project.
Expressions with immediately
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form a quick and strong connection with someone
We immediately clicked and became good friends.
Origin of immediately
Latin, in- (not) + medius (middle)
Terms with immediately included in their meaning
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time
immediately following in time or order
time
immediately following in time or sequence
specific day
the day immediately before today
recent past
the night immediately before today
position
positioned immediately beside something
just before
immediately preceding in context
time
immediately, without delay
immediate night
the present or immediately coming night
immediate action
immediately after something happens
time
indicates one event happening immediately when another event starts
time
immediately following something
immediate return
return immediately or very soon
urgency
immediately without delay
storage
room for keeping items not immediately needed
time
immediately or without delay
no delay
happening immediately
immediately
without any delay
immediacy
immediately without pause or delay
evening
time of day immediately following sunset
imminence
very soon, almost immediately
imminent
very soon, almost immediately
imminent
happening very soon, almost immediately
immediate impression
immediately upon seeing something or someone
right now
immediately, without delay
Examples of immediately in a sentence
He immediately noticed the error in the report. She was immediately involved in the decision-making process. The manager was immediately accountable for the team's performance.
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- French:immédiatement, directement, ...
- German:sofort, unmittelbar, ...
- Italian:immediatamente, direttamente, ...
- Spanish:inmediatamente, directamente, ...
- Portuguese:imediatamente, diretamente, ...
- Chinese:立即, 直接, ...
- Japanese:すぐに, 直接, ...
- Arabic:فَوْراً, مُبَاشَرَة, ...
- Hebrew:מִיָּד, יְשִׁירוֹת, ...
- Russian:немедленно, непосредственно, ...
- Ukrainian:негайно, безпосередньо, ...
- Hindi:तुरंत, सीधे तौर पर, ...
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