Immediately
Immediately adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: if we don't leave immediately, we'll be late for the concert
Now is a synonym for immediately in at once topic. In some cases you can use "Now" instead the word "Immediately" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like time, straight away. popular alternative
Now
Now adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: come here right now
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- directly and immediately
- directly and now
- straight away and immediately
- straight away and now
- presently and immediately
- presently and now
- promptly and immediately
- promptly and now
- without delay and immediately
- without delay and now
- at once and immediately
- at once and now
- instantaneously and immediately
- instantaneously and now
Both words in one sentence
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From this, we now know that the Imperials took time to plan their attack on Garel instead of immediately attacking it.
- The villain has captured Gabrielle, then talks a lot about how he's going to kill her, immediately, right now... giving Xena enough time to arrive and save the day.
Source: Series / Switch! - Zoolander: Every time Mugatu mentions Hansel in a conversation, he immediately adds "He's so hot right now," to the extent that it borders on a Verbal Tic.
Cite this Source
Now and Immediately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediately/now
Immediately & Now. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediately/now>.
Now or Immediately. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediately/now.
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