Immediately
Immediately adverb - Without delay.
Recently and immediately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recently" instead an adverb "Immediately".
Recently
Recently adverb - Not long ago.
Immediately and recently are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Immediately" instead an adverb "Recently".
Nearby Word: recent
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and immediately
- nearly and recently
- just and immediately
- just and recently
- directly and immediately
- directly and recently
- straight away and immediately
- straight away and recently
- early and immediately
- early and recently
- presently and immediately
- presently and recently
- promptly and immediately
- promptly and recently
Both words in one sentence
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Regina Morrow, heartbroken over her breakup from Bruce Patman, goes to a party with a boy she recently met (and he is never mentioned again beyond book 41) tries cocaine, and dies almost immediately.
Source: Very Special Episode -
Subverted almost immediately afterward, however, by the Adversary's son, who's lived in Fabletown until recently Storyboards the Aversion of the Apocalypse.
Source: Storyboarding the Apocalypse - In a short Ultimate story arc focused on Remy Lebeau, aka Gambit, the mutant finds a recently orphaned girl who immediately clings to him.
Source: Papa Wolf / Comic Books
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Immediately & Recently. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediately/recently>.
Recently or Immediately. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/immediately/recently.
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