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Definitions

immediately

[ih-mee-dee-it-lee] / ɪˈmi di ɪt li /
ADVERB
at once, right away
Synonyms
STRONGEST
directly forthwith instantly promptly rapidly shortly soon urgently
STRONG
now
WEAK
PDQ anon at short notice away double-time hereupon in a New York minute in a flash in a jiffy in nothing flat instantaneously instanter like now now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto right now soon afterward straight away straight off summarily thereupon this instant this minute tout de suite unhesitatingly without delay without hesitation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
later
WEAK
eventually never

Example Sentences

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A representative for Bridges didn’t respond immediately to The Times’ request for confirmation and comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Representatives for Williams Jr and Mane did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Then they immediately mark up the holding to its stated NAV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Her performance is staggeringly human, so honest and unvarnished that it immediately calls to mind Meryl Streep’s similarly prickly work in “Sophie’s Choice.”

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Under different circumstances, a puffin of his integrity would have immediately apologized to Handsome.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.