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immediately

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈmiːdiətli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈmidiɪtli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i mēdē it lē)

Collocations for "immediately"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "immediately" in context.

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immediately

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. need [help, assistance] immediately
  2. [contact, email, call] me immediately
  3. will be [ready, available, shipped] immediately
  4. call [a doctor, the police] immediately (if)
  5. (will be) [effective, enacted] immediately
  6. [forgot, finished] (it) immediately
  7. I forgot [his name, the message] immediately
  8. come here immediately!
  9. immediately upon [receipt, payment, completion]
  10. immediately [preceded, followed, affected] by
  11. immediately [prior to, before] the
  12. immediately before [leaving, going, arriving]
  13. immediately [after, afterwards]
  14. she sat immediately to my [left, right]
  15. immediately to your [left] is the [post office, palace]
  16. it's immediately [next, adjacent] to the [city hall, post office]
'immediately' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "immediately" in the title:

“Excuse me, but there is something about _____ immediately - English Only forum
A man asked for you immediately you left. - English Only forum
A phone listing for Honors was not immediately available. - English Only forum
a present that she’ll love immediately - English Only forum
a vacancy at Chilton Preparatory starting immediately - English Only forum
adverb: right vs. straight (immediately, directly, "in a direct line") - English Only forum
Agreed Immediately - English Only forum
an accent immediately elevated to the top drawer - English Only forum
an invention that ABC immediately transferred - English Only forum
as in effect immediately prior to - English Only forum
"at once" meaning "immediately" AmE vs BrE - English Only forum
BE: immediately, directly (used as conjunctions) - English Only forum
because I <could> start immediately - English Only forum
Brooke will fly round and get settled immediately, - English Only forum
but these <bbs> dry immediately - English Only forum
capable of an immediately processing information - English Only forum
Conditionals: that I might have a job / I would start immediately ??? - English Only forum
deny something immediately - English Only forum
Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things - English Only forum
Does Relative Pronoun have to follow Antecedent immediately in a sentence? - English Only forum
effective immediately - English Only forum
effective immediately - English Only forum
Elizabeth immediately recognizing the livery, guessed what it meant. - English Only forum
expected her bond to be posted immediately - English Only forum
Freshly: made immediately after ordered? - English Only forum
has not been immediately identified - English Only forum
He didn’t answer my question right away/right now/at once/in no time/immediately. - English Only forum
he is less suitable for the kind of duties you have in mind than may be immediately obvious - English Only forum
He went to sleep immediately <that, when> he went to bed. - English Only forum
he would call him immediately to let him know about their arrival - English Only forum
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