'Immediately' definitions:
Definition of 'immediately'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot]
adverb
Near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"
adverb
Bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"
Definition of 'Immediately'
From: GCIDE
- Immediately \Im*me"di*ate*ly\, adv.
- 1. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous. [1913 Webster]
- God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once. [1913 Webster]
- And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. --Matt. viii. 3. [1913 Webster]
- 3. As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note.
- Syn: Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See Directly. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'immediately'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amain,
- anon,
- apace,
- at once,
- away,
- by forced marches,
- closely,
- contiguously,
- cursorily,
- decisively,
- directly,
- expeditiously,
- feverishly,
- forthwith,
- furiously,
- hand over fist,
- hastily,
- helter-skelter,
- hotfoot,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- in a jiffy,
- in a second,
- in a wink,
- in no time,
- in passing,
- instantaneously,
- instanter,
- instantly,
- intimately,
- just now,
- just then,
- momentaneously,
- momentarily,
- momently,
- now,
- on the dot,
- on the instant,
- on the nail,
- on the run,
- on the spot,
- PDQ,
- pell-mell,
- pretty damned quick,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- quickly,
- right away,
- right now,
- right off,
- shortly,
- slapdash,
- smartly,
- soon,
- speedily,
- straightaway,
- straightway,
- subito,
- summarily,
- superficially,
- swiftly,
- this instant,
- tout de suite,
- when,
- with a rush,
- with all haste,
- with all speed,
- with dispatch,
- with haste,
- without delay,
- without further delay,
- without hesitation