Adverb: immediately i'mee-dee-ut-lee
- Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
"he answered immediately";
- instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot [informal], right now, right off the bat [N. Amer, informal], instantaneously, outright, in a flash, tout de suite
- Near or close by
"he passed immediately behind her"
- Bearing an immediate relation
"this immediately concerns your future"
See also: then and there
Encyclopedia: Immediately