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 anoonasapdirectlyforthwithforthwithalincontinentlyinstanternowprontosoonstat ↔ Opposites eventually Word family Related forms quickly Etymology AI details From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly. immediatly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown