immediately

A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/ UK /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/ See IPA manual

Freq #1079

Meanings

1

adv
Right away, without any delay.

I hope we can begin the meeting immediately.
2

adv
Very close in space or time.

The bakery is immediately behind the church.
3

conj
As soon as; the moment that.

Immediately she heard the news, she called her mother.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · right away, without any delay. instantly

3 conj · as soon as; the moment that. once

More anoonasapdirectly forthwithforthwithalincontinentlyinstanternow pronto soonstat

Opposites

eventually

Word family

Related forms quickly

Etymology

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

immediatly Middle English

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# immediately

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv, conj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/
**Frequency rank:** 1079

## Meanings
1. Right away, without any delay.
2. Very close in space or time.
3. As soon as; the moment that.

## Examples
- I hope we can begin the meeting immediately.
- The bakery is immediately behind the church.
- Immediately she heard the news, she called her mother.

## Synonyms
- anoon
- asap
- directly
- forthwith
- forthwithal
- incontinently
- instanter
- instantly
- now
- pronto
- soon
- stat

## Antonyms
- eventually

## Related Forms
- quickly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: immediatly

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

## AI Etymology
Immediately comes from Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Right away, without any delay” and “Very close in space or time”.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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