immediately

inmediatamente, enseguida

Sin esperar, o sin que haya tiempo o distancia entre dos cosas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: at once, straight away, directly

Expresiones frecuentes: leave immediately, immediately after, immediately behind

en cuanto, tan pronto como

Indica que algo ocurre justo cuando sucede otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: immediately + clause (Call me immediately you get home.)

Sinónimos: as soon as, the moment that

Expresiones frecuentes: immediately someone arrives, immediately something happens

justo después de, en cuanto

Indica que algo sucede inmediatamente después de un acontecimiento.

En inglés sencillo: Right after an event happens.

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

Cómo se usa: immediately + clause (Tell me immediately the parcel arrives.)

Sinónimos: right after, as soon as

Expresiones frecuentes: immediately after lunch, immediately someone arrives