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| prompt |
done immediately, without delay. [1/7 definitions] |
| pronto |
(informal) quickly or immediately. |
| reconstruction |
(cap.) in U.S. history, the period immediately following the Civil War. [1/2 definitions] |
| right |
without delay; immediately. [1/28 definitions] |
| right away |
at once; immediately. |
| right now |
exactly now, or immediately. |
| right off |
at once; immediately. |
| right off the bat |
at once; immediately. |
| royalmast |
the small mast immediately above, and usu. on the same spar as, a topgallant mast. |
| save it for a rainy day |
to save money for future need, rather than spend it immediately. |
| scat1 |
(informal) to leave immediately (often used in the imperative). |
| scram1 |
(informal) to get out; go away immediately. |
| segue |
performed immediately without a break, or performed in the style of a previous segment. [1/2 definitions] |
| sergeant |
in a police force, a rank immediately below a captain, lieutenant, or inspector. [1/4 definitions] |
| set aside |
to not use (something) immediately but keep somewhere in reach for later. [1/4 definitions] |
| straightaway |
directly or unhesitatingly; immediately. [1/4 definitions] |
| straight away |
at this very moment; immediately. |
| subantarctic |
of, designating, or characterizing the area immediately north of the Antarctic Circle. |
| subarctic |
of, designating, or characterizing the area immediately south of the Arctic Circle. |
| sublieutenant |
in the British navy and certain other armed forces, an officer ranking immediately below a lieutenant, or the rank of such an officer. |
| subtropical |
of, pertaining to, or being the regions immediately north or south of the tropics. [1/2 definitions] |
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