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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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Terms of the agreement, which followed 31 days of testimony and four years of legal wrangling, were not immediately available.

From Los Angeles Times

Fuentes didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coinbase did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

From Barron's

The Commerce Department didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment early on Friday.

From Barron's

Meta didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.

From Barron's

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