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immediately

[i 'mi: di(:) ..t li(:)] = /ɪˈmiːdiətli/
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  1. If something happens immediately, it happens very quickly, without waiting.
    “This must be Sheila’s husband”, he thought immediately.
    I told him to open the door immediately.
    Almost immediately the car stopped, and the driver got out.