immediately en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈmiː.d͡ʒət.li/ (colloquial)
- /əˈmi.di.ət.li/ (Canada, General-American)
- /əˈmiː.d͡ʒət.li/ (colloquial)
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- /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
Because the body was already burned beyond recognition, detectives were not able to immediately determine its gender or identity.
2026 July 18, Nicholas Muhoro, “Bryce Laspisa Vanished Near Castaic Lake After Spending 13 Hours Parked on a California Highway”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2026:I hope we can begin immediately.
His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.
1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 96:Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome.
2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:
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(not-comparable) Without any intervening time or space.
A tri-tone chime whistle, operated from the cab by a flexible cable passing down the right hand handrail, is mounted on the top of the smokebox immediately behind the chimney.
1951 June, “British Railways Standard Class "5" 4-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 399:
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Synonyms
soon · on the nail · no sooner said than done · this instant · incontinently · at once · forthwith · pronto · directly · tout de suite · yesterday · forthwithal · on the spot · right away · now · straightaway · anoon · ASAP · by and by · instanter · stat · on the spur of the moment · toot sweet · right off · right now · instantly
Translations (225)
sh smjesta (in an immediate manner) · la īlicō (in an immediate manner) · ru сию́ мину́ту (in an immediate manner) · ar فَوْرًا (in an immediate manner) · pt imediatamente (in an immediate manner) · ms serta-merta (in an immediate manner) · ca immediatament (in an immediate manner) · nv tʼáá áko (in an immediate manner) · nan-hbl 連鞭 /连鞭 (in an immediate manner) · sv nu (in an immediate manner) · ka უმალვე (in an immediate manner) · bg непосредствено (in an immediate manner) · li drek (in an immediate manner) · he מִיָּד (in an immediate manner) · ro fără întârziere (in an immediate manner) · bg веднага (in an immediate manner) · sh odmah (in an immediate manner) · vo sunädo (in an immediate manner) · hi तुरंत (in an immediate manner) · pl w tym momencie (in an immediate manner) · th ทันที (in an immediate manner) · ro numaidecât (in an immediate manner) · es enseguida (in an immediate manner) · pl natychmiastowo (in an immediate manner) · la actūtum (in an immediate manner) · fi välittömästi (in an immediate manner) · nan-hbl 即時 /即时 (in an immediate manner) · vi ngay tức khắc (in an immediate manner) · gd anns a' bhad (in an immediate manner) · ga láithreach bonn (in an immediate manner) · te తక్షణము (in an immediate manner) · yi תּיכּף (in an immediate manner) · nv haneetehee (in an immediate manner) · it immediatamente (in an immediate manner) · gl inmediatamente (in an immediate manner) · grc αὐτίκα (in an immediate manner) · bo འཕྲལ་དུ (in an immediate manner) · ltg tiuleņ (in an immediate manner) · is strax (in an immediate manner) · da med det samme (in an immediate manner) · crh tez (in an immediate manner) · ist soûbito (in an immediate manner) · fr immédiatement (in an immediate manner) · my ချက်ချင်း (in an immediate manner) · gd sa bhad (in an immediate manner) · sv omedelbart (in an immediate manner) · hu azonnal (in an immediate manner) · vi ngay tức thì (in an immediate manner) · es sin demora (in an immediate manner) · ka გადაუდებლად (in an immediate manner) · it subito (in an immediate manner) · de sofort (in an immediate manner) · fa بلافاصله (in an immediate manner) · my ရက်ရက် (in an immediate manner) · sa झटुति (in an immediate manner) · pl natychmiast (in an immediate manner) · ajp طوالي (in an immediate manner) · my ရုတ်ခြည်း (in an immediate manner) · hu azon nyomban (in an immediate manner) · arz حَالًا (in an immediate manner) · cmn 即刻 (in an immediate manner) · nb umiddelbart (in an immediate manner) · lad devista (in an immediate manner) · es altiro (in an immediate manner) · ml ഉടനെ (in an immediate manner) · nv hah (in an immediate manner) · es de inmediato (in an immediate manner) · de unverzüglich (in an immediate manner) · de alsbald (in an immediate manner) · be зараз жа (in an immediate manner) · th ทันทีทันใด (in an immediate manner) · ru неме́дленно (in an immediate manner) · pl bezpośrednio (in an immediate manner) · fa فوراً (in an immediate manner) · crh deral (in an immediate manner) · vi lập tức (in an immediate manner) · mnc ᡩᠠᡥᠠᠨᡩᡠᡥᠠᡳ (in an immediate manner) · es dealtiro / dialtiro (in an immediate manner) · cmn 直接 (in an immediate manner) · ajp حالا (in an immediate manner) · ja 直ぐに (in an immediate manner) · es ya (in an immediate manner) · gl no intre (in an immediate manner) · nan-hbl 馬上 /马上 (in an immediate manner) · sq menjëherë (in an immediate manner) · izh järestää (in an immediate manner) · lv tūlīt (in an immediate manner) · pl bezzwłocznie (in an immediate manner) · my ဆောတလျင် (in an immediate manner) · chr ᎲᎴᏊ (in an immediate manner) · sa सपदि (in an immediate manner) · grc εὐθέως (in an immediate manner) · fr aussitôt (in an immediate manner) · nb med en gang (in an immediate manner) · da øjeblikkeligt (in an immediate manner) · tr hemen (in an immediate manner) · ru то́тчас же (in an immediate manner) · grc τὴν πρώτην (in an immediate manner) · tkl i te taimi nei lava (in an immediate manner) · vi ngay lập tức (in an immediate manner) · nn med éin gong (in an immediate manner) · sv ögonaböj (in an immediate manner) · io quik (in an immediate manner) · de auf der Stelle (in an immediate manner) · ang þǣrrihte (in an immediate manner) · grc εὐθύς (in an immediate manner) · hy անմիջապես (in an immediate manner) · bg незабавно (in an immediate manner) · cmn 立刻 (in an immediate manner) · pl niezwłocznie (in an immediate manner) · mi tangetange (in an immediate manner) · za doq (in an immediate manner) · ka მყისიერად (in an immediate manner) · sw mara (in an immediate manner) · mnc ᠨᠠᠮᠠᡧᠠᠨ (in an immediate manner) · da med det vuns (in an immediate manner) · az dərhal (in an immediate manner) · arz على طول (in an immediate manner) · uk за́раз (in an immediate manner) · cmn 立即 (in an immediate manner) · ur فوراً (in an immediate manner) · ja 直接に (in an immediate manner) · chy sé'ea'e (in an immediate manner) · tr anında (in an immediate manner) · lt tuoj (in an immediate manner) · my ဆောလျင်စွ (in an immediate manner) · nb øyeblikkelig (in an immediate manner) · fi heti (in an immediate manner) · izh hetin (in an immediate manner) · gl deseguida (in an immediate manner) · ka მაშინვე (in an immediate manner) · mr आत्ताच्या आत्ता (in an immediate manner) · cs hned (in an immediate manner) · be неадкладна (in an immediate manner) · qu kunallan (in an immediate manner) · hu rögtön (in an immediate manner) · mr ताबडतोब (in an immediate manner) · afb عَلَطُول (in an immediate manner) · hu máris (in an immediate manner) · he תֵּכֶף (in an immediate manner) · ar مُبَاشَرَةً (in an immediate manner) · swb kamwe (in an immediate manner) · sq përnjëherësh (in an immediate manner) · vec sùito (in an immediate manner) · ml പെട്ടെന്ന് (in an immediate manner) · ro imediat (in an immediate manner) · cmn 馬上 /马上 (in an immediate manner) · yo lójijì (in an immediate manner) · eo senprokraste (in an immediate manner) · ru то́тчас (in an immediate manner) · la statim (in an immediate manner) · cy heb oedi (in an immediate manner) · sv omgående (in an immediate manner) · cs okamžitě (in an immediate manner) · es inmediatamente (in an immediate manner) · za sikhaek (in an immediate manner) · kix thùokò (right after) · ug دەرھال (in an immediate manner) · es acto seguido (in an immediate manner) · sv med en gång (in an immediate manner) · sl takój (in an immediate manner) · crh çabik (in an immediate manner) · nl onmiddellijk (in an immediate manner) · txb teteka (in an immediate manner) · lad pishin (in an immediate manner) · gl decontado (in an immediate manner) · nl direct (in an immediate manner) · vec sùvito (in an immediate manner) · sw mara moja (in an immediate manner) · sv på en gång (in an immediate manner) · el αμέσως (in an immediate manner) · bg веднага след (right after) · es al toque (in an immediate manner) · uk нега́йно (in an immediate manner) · tr derhal (in an immediate manner) · dsb ned (in an immediate manner) · da nu (in an immediate manner) · de umgehend (in an immediate manner) · mnc ᠰᡳᡵᠠᠨᡩᡠᡥᠠᡳ (in an immediate manner) · acw على طول (in an immediate manner) · ja 直ちに (in an immediate manner) · cs ihned (in an immediate manner) · af dadelik (in an immediate manner) · af onmiddelik (in an immediate manner) · ajp على طول (in an immediate manner) · my ချက်ခနဲ (in an immediate manner) · hi फ़ौरन (in an immediate manner) · sv på direkten (in an immediate manner) · my ဒက်ခနဲ (in an immediate manner) · arz مُبَاشَرَةً (in an immediate manner) · lad en vista (in an immediate manner) · ka დაუყოვნებლივ (in an immediate manner) · eo tuj (in an immediate manner) · nan-hbl 隨時 /随时 (in an immediate manner) · ka სასწრაფოდ (in an immediate manner) · hu nyomban (in an immediate manner) · yo lẹ́sẹ̀kẹ́sẹ̀ (in an immediate manner) · sa तत्क्षण (in an immediate manner) · it su due piedi (in an immediate manner) · ro de îndată (in an immediate manner) · ar حَالًا (in an immediate manner) · ajp قوام (in an immediate manner) · nv tʼah kodą́ą́ʼ (in an immediate manner) · sa सकृत् (in an immediate manner) · fr tout de suite (in an immediate manner) · nl meteen (in an immediate manner) · la iūgiter (in an immediate manner) · ang sōna (in an immediate manner) · sv genast (in an immediate manner) · pl zaraz (in an immediate manner) · arz قوام (in an immediate manner) · mnb pago (in an immediate manner) · ko 즉시 (in an immediate manner) · ltg tiuļ (in an immediate manner) · ka ეგრევე (in an immediate manner) · hi तत्काल (in an immediate manner) · gl logo (in an immediate manner) · ko 곧 (in an immediate manner) · pl doraźnie (in an immediate manner) · sv ögonblickligen (in an immediate manner) · ro îndată (in an immediate manner) · vi ngay (in an immediate manner) · izh järkenää (in an immediate manner) · arz تـَوّاً َ (in an immediate manner) · sv med detsamma (in an immediate manner)