Definition of immediately | Collins English Dictionary

immediately (ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ)

(subordinating) mainly British at the same time as; as soon as ⇒ immediately he opened the door, there was a gust of wind

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= at once, now, instantly, straight away, directly, promptly, right now, right away, there and then, speedily, without delay, without hesitation instantaneously, forthwith, pronto, unhesitatingly, this instant on the nail, this very minute posthaste, tout de suite, before you could say Jack Robinson,

British English: immediately If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay.He immediately ran for help.ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ ADVERB He immediately ran for help.
Spanish: inmediatamente adv
French: immédiatement adv
German: unmittelbar adv
Chinese: 立即 adv
Arabic: فَوْراً adv
Portuguese: imediatamente adv
Russian: мгновенно adv
Croatian: neposredno adv
Czech: okamžitě adv
Danish: øjeblikkeligt adv
Dutch: onmiddellijk adv
Finnish: heti adv
Greek: αμέσως adv
Italian: immediatamente adv
Japanese: 早速 adv
Korean: 즉시 adv
Norwegian: omgående adv
Polish: natychmiast adv
Brazilian Portuguese: imediatamente adv
European Spanish: inmediatamente adv
Swedish: omedelbart adv
Thai: โดยทันที adv
Turkish: anında adv
Vietnamese: ngay lập tức adv

I recognised him almost immediately , of course: somehow I wasn't at all surprised to see him there outside Charlotte's flat.
Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)
Yet, immediately , the problem uppermost in their minds is the weather.
Country Life (2004)
Neither Mr Marra nor Mr Craven could be reached immediately for comment.
Irish Times (2002)
Yet here, strangely, we see an example of something shelved immediately prior to a situation where it would have been of use.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Hunter arrived late and was flustered, but spoke immediately.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)