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Immediately vs Openly - What's the difference?

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Immediately is a related term of openly.


As adverbs the difference between immediately and openly

is that immediately is in an immediate manner; instantly or without delay while openly is in an open manner, visibly, not covertly.

As a conjunction immediately

is .

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)

    • Synonyms

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

    openly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
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    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek. }}

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