IMMEDIATELY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

i-ˈmē-dē-ət-lē

Definition of immediately

as in promptly

without delay if we don't leave immediately, we'll be late for the concert

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immediately

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conjunction

chiefly British

as in when

just at the moment that give us a ring immediately you get back

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According to police, two Life Star crews responded to the scene and took one of the victims to Hartford Hospital, where his condition was not immediately clear. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Their condition was not immediately known, but police later said that they were arrested for DUI and booked after they were released from the hospital. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Naranjo, Black and Donovan did not immediately respond to requests for comment. — Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Almost immediately after taking office, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to Brussels to inform his counterparts that the United States would have to focus on priorities other than Europe’s defense. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for immediately

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Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Few character intros in movie history are better than Indiana Jones snagging that golden idol before being promptly chased by a giant boulder and a tribe of blowdart-wielding warriors.

— Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of promptly

Adverb

Now Betancourt’s company, North American Blue Energy Partners, based in Barbados, could be one of the first private firms to directly participate in Venezuela’s oil industry since it was nationalized half a century ago.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of directly

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