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Immediately vs Hastily - What's the difference?

immediately | hastily |

As adverbs the difference between immediately and hastily

is that immediately is in an immediate manner; instantly or without delay while hastily is in a hasty manner; quickly, hurriedly.

As a conjunction immediately

is Indicates that the dependent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the independent clause's referent does.

immediately

English

Adverb

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  • In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
    • I hope we can begin immediately .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome.}}

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    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)

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    * as soon as * directly after, after, right after, etc.

    hastily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a hasty manner; quickly, hurriedly.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
  • (label) Soon, shortly.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , II.vi:
    • she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe, / That nothing should him hastily awake [...].

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