immediately

sofort, unmittelbar

Ohne Wartezeit oder ohne zeitlichen oder räumlichen Abstand zwischen zwei Dingen.

In einfachem Englisch: At once, or with no time or distance between things.

• Please call me immediately.
• A second bus arrived immediately after the first.
• Their house is immediately behind ours.

Synonyme: at once, straight away, directly

Häufige Wendungen: leave immediately, immediately after, immediately behind

sobald

Zeigt an, dass etwas geschieht, sobald etwas anderes passiert.

In einfachem Englisch: As soon as something happens.

• I left immediately the meeting ended.
• Immediately she heard the news, she called her mother.
• We will start immediately everyone is ready.

So benutzt man es: immediately + clause (Call me immediately you get home.)

Synonyme: as soon as, the moment that

Häufige Wendungen: immediately someone arrives, immediately something happens

unmittelbar nach, sobald

Zeigt an, dass etwas direkt nach einem Ereignis geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: Right after an event happens.

• Let me know immediately she arrives.
• We left immediately the doors opened.
• He phoned immediately the results came out.

So benutzt man es: immediately + clause (Tell me immediately the parcel arrives.)

Synonyme: right after, as soon as

Häufige Wendungen: immediately after lunch, immediately someone arrives