immediately

/ɪˈmidiətli/
adverb
  1. Without any delay; at once.
    • She answered the phone immediately when it rang.
    • The medicine began to work immediately after she took it.
    • Please come here immediately; it's an emergency.
  2. In direct connection or proximity; with nothing in between.
    • The cause of the accident was immediately obvious.
    • The house immediately next to ours is for sale.
    • He sat immediately behind the driver.
conjunction
  1. As soon as; the moment that.
    • Immediately the bell rang, the students left the room.
    • Immediately she saw him, she started waving.
    • He called his mother immediately he arrived at the airport.
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