forthwith
Without delay; immediatelyWithout delay; immediately.
» I demand that he leave forthwith.
Ich verlange, dass er unverzüglich geht.
Meaning
1 senses(formal, literary, not comparable)Without delay; immediately.
sofort, unverzüglich, umgehend
неме́дленноnemédlenno
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
Examples
4 sentencesI demand that he leave forthwith.
deIch verlange, dass er unverzüglich geht.
As soon as the argument ended, I left the office forthwith.
And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank.
The shoemaker followed him forthwith, as fast as he could, bawling, stop the thief, stop the thief.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English forth-with (“at once, immediately; at the same time, already; straightFrom Middle English forth-with (“at once, immediately; at the same time, already; straight ahead”) [and other forms], partly from the phrase forth with (something), and partly from forth-with-al, furth-with-al (“at once, immediately; together with”) (whence forthwithal).
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Synonyms
29 synonyms- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening:immediatelyinstantlystraightawaystraight offdirectlynowright awayat once