Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Immediately and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Immediately" instead an adverb "Approximately".
Immediately
Immediately adverb - Without delay.
Approximately and immediately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb "Immediately".
Both words in one sentence
- Robo from Chrono Trigger, or at least his program (as he is a robot), show up for approximately two minutes in Chrono Cross just to be immediately deleted.
Source: Back for the Dead -
Miss Lane, who is now traveling at approximately one hundred twenty miles an hour, hits them, and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces.
Source: Not the Fall That Kills You -
The surge in births in the Western world immediately post-WW2, due to peace, social stability and rising prosperity, lasted from approximately 1946 to around 1963.note After about 1964, the birth-rate in the USA and United Kingdom slumped noticeably.
Source: Wave of Babies
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Immediately or Approximately. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approximately/immediately.
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