How to Use immediately in a Sentence

immediately

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• The new law will become effective immediately.
• Dinner was served immediately after the ceremony.
• Do the top section of the wall, then immediately paint the section below in the same way.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• Punt, Tez Johnson calls for fair catch and the short kick goes off his hands at the sideline and immediately out at the UO 34.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• Hernández, who was not touched on the play, then tumbled to the turf and immediately motioned to the Galaxy bench for help.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• Due to the teenagers’ ages, their names were not immediately released.
  — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
• The French news media reported that Ms. Birkin had been found dead at her home but that the cause was not immediately known.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 17 July 2023
• Sharma was making around $450 a month in Dubai and was immediately lured by the offer.
  — Sugam Pokharel, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
• Instead, that air forms a small, low-pressure vortex immediately above the leading edge of the wing.
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
• Some immediately expressed concern for her physical safety and the well-being of her dogs milling around in the back of the video.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• It must be reported immediately, even at the cost of losing a job.
  — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
• The wet baby food was immediately absorbed, ready to be disposed of.
  — Adrienne So, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
• To treat, call 911 immediately, move to a cool, shaded area, loosen or remove extra clothing and cool off with water or ice on the body.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
• The identity of the teen who died was not immediately clear early Monday.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 29 May 2023
• All of that bread doesn’t need to be used immediately, however.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
• In arriving on these shores, Ora said she was immediately blown away by the level of celebrity talent that signed up for the Fox series.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
• Authorities did not immediately release the name of the man who died.
  — Carolyn Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2023
• In 1931, gambling became legal in the city, and almost immediately, casinos began to pop up, setting the stage for decades to come.
  — Dana Jacobson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2024
• Drain on a rimmed baking sheet lined with paper towels, and immediately season to taste with salt and pepper.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• The suspect, who was not immediately identified, led police on a chase out of the county and the suspect was killed by police as the pursuit ended, Mixon said.
  — CBS News, 5 Jan. 2024
• Still, like all good street food, it’s best consumed immediately.
  — Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The city attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the case.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• The identity of the victim was not immediately released, pending the notification of the next-of-kin, the release said.
  — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2023
• The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
• The names of the victims were not immediately released by the police, who said the students initially asked that they not be publicly identified.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2023
• The number of outages in the District could not be immediately determined.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 29 July 2023
• The identities of the victims or further details of the shootings were not immediately released.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• But the company doesn’t expect the Quest 3 to turn things around immediately in its Reality Labs segment — which is set to bleed even more red ink next year.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• Simpson was immediately identified as a potential suspect in the murder of the mother of his two young children, Sydney and Justin.
  — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• Cutter appeared in court after the arrest, but when the State requested a continuance because witnesses were not immediately available, the judge refused and proceeded to arraignment.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024