adverb
definition
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
example
I hope we can begin immediately.
conjunction
definition
Directly (as soon as). Indicates that the independent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the dependent clause's referent does.
Examples of immediately in a Sentence
Immediately she was alert.
I must have slept immediately after she left.
When I didn't answer immediately, she knew the answer.
He was back almost immediately, carrying an ace bandage.
Immediately the Prince and all of his people flocked out of the hall into the street, that they might see what was about to happen.
If she needed any reassurance about her appearance, it was immediately supplied by Yancey's reaction when she entered the family room.
She replied immediately, "Twenty twos make forty."
Almost immediately, he hit the brakes.
We have begun to take long walks every morning, immediately after breakfast.
When "human testing" is done almost immediately, but within the safe confines of a CPU.
When they arrived, they recognized the spot immediately, not only from Martha's description but also from the disruptive markings, apparently caused by Fitzgerald when he recovered the bones.
But he immediately recalled his promise to Prince Andrew not to go there.
The further good news was that no one seemed to be immediately concerned with addressing Martha's present circumstances.
On seeing Pierre he grew confused at first, but noticing embarrassment on Pierre's face immediately grew bold and, staggering on his thin legs, advanced into the middle of the room.
I asked, immediately realizing the stupidity of the question.
Immediately after breakfast he took them all out for a buggy ride.
When Dean told Fred about Fitzgerald's death Fred immediately, in his best I-told-you-so tone, assigned the guilt to Lydia Larkin.
Pierre disturbed the symmetry by moving a chair for himself, and Berg and Vera immediately began their evening party, interrupting each other in their efforts to entertain their guest.
She softly approached Princess Mary, sighed, kissed her, and immediately began to cry.
I sat down immediately and wrote to Mr. Vining, asking him to explain the signs.
When they passed over a field of grass Jim immediately stretched down his head and began to nibble.
Immediately a clap of thunder made the room shudder.
The conference hall was dimly lit, and he immediately smelled the blood of a recent kill.
Megan immediately recognized the shiny blue mustang when it emerged from the brush that bordered the drive.
I immediately telephoned Merrill Cooms.
Immediately she started to shiver.
Immediately he released her and she turned away from his glowering face.
The trees should be planted immediately before or after the fall of the leaf.
The group about Mortemart immediately began discussing the murder of the Duc d'Enghien.
But Gerald must have immediately called Alex.
Suddenly everybody stirred, began talking, and pressed forward and then back, and between the two rows, which separated, the Emperor entered to the sounds of music that had immediately struck up.
No one replied and Princess Mary, looking round at the crowd, found that every eye she met now was immediately dropped.
I'll dispense with her immediately and find a roadside grave once I leave the area.
The water stopped running, but he didn't come out of the bathroom immediately.
He sobered immediately and took her arm, leading her toward the door.
Of course Mums would immediately know the cause.
Ed immediately settled down.
The agent scurried away and Denton immediately turned on her.
She didn't immediately notice the tall man watching her from the gas station.
She released his hand and he immediately withdrew it.
Immediately lightening blazed a trail through the dark sky.
A slight breeze tossed a spray of water in the air, cooling it immediately.
No, we immediately go out and buy the strongest insecticide we can get.
He was immediately smitten with violent pains, and after a few days died.
It was opened in 1873, destroyed by fire almost immediately, and reopened in 1875.
Anatole glanced at him and immediately thrust his hand into his pocket and drew out his pocketbook.
It was said that Prince Vasili and the old count had turned upon the Italian, but the latter had produced such letters from the unfortunate deceased that they had immediately let the matter drop.
Immediately on leaving the governor's, Nicholas hired post horses and, taking his squadron quartermaster with him, drove at a gallop to the landowner, fourteen miles away, who had the stud.
Fred O'Connor immediately took charge and played the woman like an old harmonica.
He died suddenly, immediately after the death of his wife, 'on the18th of March 1907, at Paris, and with her was buried in the Pantheon.