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immediately

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[ US /ˌɪˈmiˌdiətɫi/ ]
[ UK /ɪmˈiːdɪətli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. near or close by
    he passed immediately behind her
  2. bearing an immediate relation
    this immediately concerns your future
  3. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
    an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
    Come here now!
    he answered immediately
    found an answer straightaway

How To Use immediately In A Sentence

  • Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
  • He comes from nowhere to win this contest and immediately is able to grasp a lot of the intricacies of the moviemaking process.
  • I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
  • Immediately above the anterior perforated substance, the pear-shaped head of the caudate nucleus is confluent with the putamen of the lentiform nucleus.
  • Upon warily entering a cafe you're immediately barked at for your order.
  • The present crisis is analogous with the situation immediately before the war.
  • York were immediately on the back foot but repelled a series of short corners and managed to engineer a breakaway attack.
  • Promotion will mean that I'm immediately above him in rank.
  • I immediately fell into a dead sleep.
  • You can then pay bills immediately, using a separate chequebook, even if it means that you slip into the red.
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