Immediatley or immediately?
Did you mean immediately? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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immediatley
Correct
immediately
Correct spelling: immediately. Misspelling: immediatley.
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Memory tip
Double M, and keep the E: immediate + ly.
Why people write “immediatley”
The misspelling “immediatley” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of E and L.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make immediately automatic.
What does “immediately” mean?
immediately adverb
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
“he answered immediately”
Synonyms:instantlystraightawaydirectlynow
- near or close by
“he passed immediately behind her”
- bearing an immediate relation
“this immediately concerns your future”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Immediately” in a sentence
- Call me immediately.
- He answered immediately.
- He passed immediately behind her.
- This immediately concerns your future.
Is “immediately” a playable word?
19 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“immediatley” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from IMMEDIATELY.