Eventually
Eventually adverb - At a later time.
Immediate is an antonym for eventually.
Nearby Words: eventual, eventuality
Immediate
Immediate adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy
Both words in one sentence
- Paul Merton eventually agreed that it should go in, and pulled the lever — causing an Idiosyncratic Wipe to black, and the immediate end of the episode.
Source: Series / Room 101 -
Even it isn't immediate, you can still make the show work eventually if the suits see the potential.
Source: Win the Crowd - Eventually the last third of the series sort-of righted itself and all of the immediate conflicts were tied up by the end, but much of the first half of the run remains unexplained.
Source: The Chris Carter Effect
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