immediately

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  2. adverb near or close by
  3. adverb bearing an immediate relation

Etymology

From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot

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