immediately

im·me·di·ate·ly  (-md-t-l)

adv.

1. Without delay.

2. Without an intermediary; directly: met with the parties immediately involved in the suit.

conj.

As soon as; directly: They phoned immediately they reached home.

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immediately [ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ]

adv

1. without delay or intervention; at once; instantly it happened immediately

2. very closely or directly this immediately concerns you

3. near or close by he's somewhere immediately in this area

conj

(subordinating) Chiefly Brit at the same time as; as soon as immediately he opened the door, there was a gust of wind

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	immediately - 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!" forthwith, instantly, like a shot, at once, right away, straight off, straightaway, directly, now
	2.	immediately - near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"
	3.	immediately - bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"

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immediately

adverb

1. at once, now, instantly, straight away, directly, promptly, right now, right away, there and then, speedily, without delay, without hesitation, instantaneously, forthwith, pronto (informal), unhesitatingly, this instant, on the nail, this very minute, posthaste, tout de suite (French), before you could say Jack Robinson (informal) She answered his letter immediately.

2. directly, closely, at first hand Who is immediately responsible for this misery?

3. exactly, just, right, closely, nearly, directly, squarely She always sits immediately behind the driver.

Translations

immediately [ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ]

A. ADV

1. (= at once) [reply, come, agree] → inmediatamente, de inmediato
do it immediately! → ¡hazlo inmediatamente!, ¡hazlo de inmediato!
the cause of the accident was not immediately apparent → la causa del accidente no se apreciaba a simple vista
there was no one immediately available → no había nadie disponible en ese momento

2. (= directly) [affect, concern] → directamente
he is not immediately involved in the project → no está directamente involucrado en el proyecto
immediately above sth → justo or justamente encima de algo
immediately after/before sth → inmediatamente después de/antes de algo
immediately behind/below sth → justo or justamente detrás de/debajo de algo
he is immediately below the managing director (in rank) → trabaja a las órdenes directas del director general → el director general es su superior más inmediato

B. CONJ immediately he put the phone down, he remembered → nada más colgar el teléfono se acordó, en cuanto or (LAm) no más colgó el teléfono se acordó
let me know immediately he arrives → avíseme en cuanto llegue, avíseme en el momento en que llegue

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immediately [ɪˈmiːdiətli] adv

(= at once) → immédiatement
I'll do it immediately → Je vais le faire immédiatement.
She finished her cigarette, then lit another one immediately → Elle termina sa cigarette et immédiatement en alluma une autre.
The reasons for this may not be immediately obvious → Les raisons à cela peuvent ne pas être immédiatement apparentes.
immediately after (= straight after) → immédiatement après
immediately before (= just before) → immédiatement avant
Immediately before serving the dish, add the fresh coriander → Immédiatement avant de servir, ajoutez la coriandre fraîche.

(= as soon as)
Immediately he had said it, he regretted it → Immédiatement après l'avoir dit, il le regretta .

(= directly) immediately behind → immédiatement derrière
immediately next to → juste à côté de
immediately to our right → tout de suite sur notre droite

[threatened, affected] → immédiatement

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immediately

adv

(= at once) → sofort, gleich; reply, return, depart → umgehend, sofort; immediately after/before that → unmittelbar danach/davor; that’s not immediately obvious → das ist nicht sofort or unmittelbar klar

(= directly) → direkt, unmittelbar; immediately below/above something → direkt unter/über etw (dat)

conj (Brit) → sobald, sofort als …

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immediately [ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ]

1. adv

a. (at once, reply, come, agree) → immediatamente

b. (directly, affect, concern) → direttamente
immediately in front of sb/sth → proprio davanti a qn/qc

2. conj → (non) appena

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immediately [ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ]

1. adv

a. (at once, reply, come, agree) → immediatamente

b. (directly, affect, concern) → direttamente
immediately in front of sb/sth → proprio davanti a qn/qc

2. conj → (non) appena

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