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Immediately   /ɪmˈidiətli/   Listen
adverb
Immediately  adv.  
1.
In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous. "God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop."
2.
Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once. "And Jesus... touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."
3.
As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note.
Synonyms: Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See Directly.






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"Immediately" Quotes from Famous Books



... conclusion that the construction of the proposed bridge was practicable and safe; for the river was contracted to the requisite width, and the preliminary works were actually begun. Mr. Stephenson says the design was eventually abandoned, owing more immediately to the difficulty of constructing the approaches with such a head way, which would have involved the formation of extensive inclined planes from the adjoining streets, and thereby led to serious inconvenience, and the depreciation of much valuable property ...
— The Life of Thomas Telford by Smiles • Samuel Smiles

... visit. I wish I could see the whole family oftener and longer. Passing through to Falmouth with his son, this young gentleman on my right, my grandson, my favourite grandson, Ferdinand. Just got his commission. Ordered for Malta immediately. He is in the Fusileers, the Royal Fusileers. Very difficult, my dear madam, in these days to obtain a commission, especially a commission in the Royal Fusileers. Very great interest required, very great interest, indeed. But the Armines are a most ...
— Henrietta Temple - A Love Story • Benjamin Disraeli

... adequate tenderness for its structure when he finally unhooked it from its place. When he had found it, however, his proceedings were by some counted singular. He waved it with a loud whoop of triumph, and then immediately appeared to fall backwards off the tree, to which, however, he remained attached by his long strong legs, like a monkey swung by his tail. Hanging thus head downwards above the unhelmed Warner, he gravely proceeded to drop the battered ...
— Manalive • G. K. Chesterton

... forming the codex has a length of almost 6 meters, for there are only 39 leaves and the length in question is only 3.5 meters, as calculation will approximately show, because the leaves are written on both sides. Humboldt's other remarks do not immediately concern our problem. ...
— Aids to the Study of the Maya Codices • Cyrus Thomas

... forms of the New Poetry. There is the "blustering, hob-nailed" variety which clatters up and down with immense noise, elbows you here, and kicks you there, and if it finds a pardonable weakness strolling about in the middle of the street, immediately knocks it down and tramples upon it. Then too there is the "coarse, but manly" kind which swears by the great god, Jingo, and keeps a large stock of spread eagles always ready to swoop and tear without the ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 4, 1892 • Various


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