forthwith
AdverbWordNet 3.0
Adverb (1)
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening“he answered immediately”“found an answer straightaway”“an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith”“Come here now!”Synonyms: immediatelyinstantlystraightawaystraight offdirectlynowright awayat oncelike a shot
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Forthwith \Forth`with"\ (? or ?; see With), adv.
1.Immediately; without delay; directly. [1913 Webster]
Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith.— Acts ix. 18.[1913 Webster]
2.(Law) As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]