forthwith

adv.
At once; immediately.

[Middle English, from forth with, along with, at the same time as.]

adverb

Without delay: directly, immediately, instant, instantly, now, right away, right off, straightaway, straight off. Idioms: at once, first off. See time.

adv

Definition: immediately
Antonyms: later, sometime

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Immediately; promptly; without delay; directly; within a reasonable time under the circumstances of the case.

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - straks, omgående, sporenstregs

Nederlands (Dutch)
meteen

Français (French)
adv. - immédiatement, sur-le-champ (sout), (Jur) (prendre effet) immédiatement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - unverzüglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - αμέσως, πάραυτα, αυτοστιγμεί

Italiano (Italian)
subito

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - imediatamente

Русский (Russian)
тотчас, немедленно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - inmediatamente, al instante, enseguida, sin tardanza, sin dilación

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - genast

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
立刻, 不延迟地, 不犹豫地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 立刻, 不延遲地, 不猶豫地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 곧, 즉시

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 直ちに, すぐに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) حالا , فورا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לאלתר, תכף, מיד‬

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