forthwith
Meanings
Adverb
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"
Adv
- Without delay; immediately.
Origin / Etymology
From 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).
Synonyms
anoon, ASAP, at once, by and by, directly, forthwith, forthwithal, immediately, instanter, instantly, like a shot, no sooner said than done, now, on the nail, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, pronto, right away, right now, right off, soon, stat, straight off, straightaway, this instant, toot sweet, tout de suite, yesterday
Scrabble Score: 21
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