subiet

Meaning

  1. (Netherlands, formal) immediately, at once
  2. (Belgium, dialectal) later on

Concepts

immediately
right now

at once

instantaneously
straightaway
straightway
directly
forthwith
just
in tears
pressing
right away
rushing
urgent
‼️
ASAP
Synonyms

dadelijk
B2
meteen
A1
op staande voet
aanstonds
🔜
schielijk
zo
A1

pressant

brandend
C2
direct
A2
dringend
B2
‼️

nijpend

spoedeisend
‼️
Translations

umgehend
sofort
gleich
sogleich
immédiatement
alsbald
flugs
directamente
imediatamente

sem demora

tout de suite

tot seguit

immediatamente

ακαριαίος

de seguida
Pronounced as (IPA)
/syˈbit/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
subiet
In summary

From Middle Dutch subiet, subijt (“sudden”), from Middle French subit (“sudden”), from Latin subitus (“sudden”) or subitō (“suddenly”). Already in early modern Dutch the meaning “immediately” appeared. The dialectal sense shift from “immediately” to “later on” is similar to English dialectal drekly from directly.

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