immediately

/ɪˈmiːdiətli/

adverbim · me · di · ate · ly

Think: "I’m ME, DI-ate-ly"—start with IM + ME, then "DI" + "ATE" + LY to spell immediately.

Yes, it's immediately. Don’t drop the second “i”: it’s im + me + di + ate + ly (…diately, not …deately).

Definitions

  1. adverbat once; without delay
  2. adverbdirectly; very close in space, time, or relationship (e.g., immediately after, immediately behind)

Examples

  • “Please come here immediately.”
  • “The lights went out immediately after the storm began.”
  • “The pharmacy is immediately across the street from the clinic.”

Synonyms

instantlyat onceright awaypromptlydirectly

Antonyms

eventuallylatergradually

Translations

ES inmediatamentePT imediatamenteFR immédiatement

Common misspellings

imediatelyimmediatlyimmediateleyimmedietlyimmediatellyimmediatley

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