immediately

Meaning

Adv

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

Conj

directly (as soon as), instantly, the moment that. Indicates that the independent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the dependent clause's referent does.

Hyphenated as

im‧me‧di‧ate‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈmiːdi.ətli/

Etymology

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

Sentences

It was immediately apparent .

The contruction of a new theme park is immediately halted for an unknown reason .