Thesaurus:immediately

Thesaurus

immediately

English

Adverb

Sense: right now; without delay

Synonyms

• anoon (obsolete)
• ASAP
• at once (idiomatic)
• by and by (obsolete)
• directly (dated)
• forthwith
• forthwithal (archaic)
• instanter
• instantly
• no sooner said than done
• now
• on the nail
• on the spot
• on the spur of the moment
• pronto
• right away
• right now
• soon    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stat
• straightaway
• this instant
• toot sweet (slang)
• tout de suite
• yesterday (informal)

Antonyms

• eventually    [⇒ thesaurus]
• soon    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• currently    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:In no time
• Thesaurus:quickly

Further reading

• “113. instantaneity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “immediately” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.