immediately
/ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Without any intervening time or space.
conj
As soon as, the moment that.
Example Sentences
- "I hope we can begin immediately."
- "His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him."
- "Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome."
- "Because the body was already burned beyond recognition, detectives were not able to immediately determine its gender or identity."
- "A tri-tone chime whistle, operated from the cab by a flexible cable passing down the right hand handrail, is mounted on the top of the smokebox immediately behind the chimney."
- "Near-synonym: once"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li/
- British English: /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/