immediately

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im·me·di·ate·ly / iˈmēdē-itlē/ • adv. 1. at once; instantly: I called immediately for an ambulance.2. without any intervening time or space: she was sitting immediately behind me. ∎  in direct or very close relation: they would be the states most immediately affected by any such action.

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