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immediately

/ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/

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What does immediately mean?

adverb

  1. In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
  2. Without any intervening time or space.

conjunction

  1. As soon as, the moment that.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/əˈmi.di.ət.li/
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She stood up in the window-opening, facing the men, the candles behind her, Gabriel on her right hand, immediately outside the sash-frame.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
She met his eyes for an instant, but was immediately constrained to give all her attention to the scene now going forward.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
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Hustling him roughly between them, they came immediately from the chamber, so quickly in fact that I was near to being apprehended.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
To England, therefore, I was bound, and it was understood that my union with Elizabeth should take place immediately on my return.
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheusProject Gutenberg ebook #84
Madame Defarge immediately called to her husband that she would get them, and went, knitting, out of the lamplight, through the courtyard.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98