as in promptly
without delay
if we don't leave immediately, we'll be late for the concert
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Recent Examples of immediately
Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
Juno & the Peacock Step into Juno & the Peacock for lunch, dinner, or weekend brunch, and you’ll be immediately taken with the stunning décor of one of St. Pete’s newest restaurants.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
South Korea's military didn't immediately comment on the North Korean claims about its new warship.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for information on Sunday, April 27.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
Upon agreeing to take on the role, the actor immediately signed up for stunt school and became a certified stunt driver.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
Juno & the Peacock Step into Juno & the Peacock for lunch, dinner, or weekend brunch, and you’ll be immediately taken with the stunning décor of one of St. Pete’s newest restaurants.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
South Korea's military didn't immediately comment on the North Korean claims about its new warship.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for information on Sunday, April 27.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immediately
Adverb
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Unlike Southampton, who promptly dispatched their second manager of this season, Ivan Juric, immediately after relegation was confirmed, there has been a hesitancy about making a change.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Not wanting to disrupt the church function, Velasquez Cruz stepped outside to check on the monitor only to find immigration agents waiting for him, who promptly detained him.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Uber was appealing because using an app to instantly summon a car is much easier than chasing down a cab.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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Panthenol soothes the skin and strengthens the moisture barrier, and the lightly bubbling texture is instantly calming.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
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The industry has already swallowed price increases and made supply-chain shifts where possible, professionals say, and higher prices will now hit consumers, likely slowing growth in a part of the economy that’s made up of lots of small, even mom-and-pop, businesses.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Diller now has the business leaders reporting directly to him.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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Louisiana's nine detention centers, eight of which are privately operated, include the only ICE facility in the country directly connected to an airport, thus streamlining mass deportations across the state.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Lindsey Reese,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Immediately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immediately. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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