directly








adverb

  1. in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
  2. at once; without delay; immediately: Do that directly.
  3. shortly; soon: They will be here directly.
  4. exactly; precisely: directly opposite the store.
  5. without intervening space; next in order: The truck was parked directly behind my car.
  6. openly or frankly; candidly: He didn’t hesitate to speak directly about his debts.
  7. Mathematics. in direct proportion.

conjunction

  1. as soon as: Directly he arrived, he mentioned the subject.

adverb

  1. in a direct manner
  2. at once; without delay
  3. (foll by before or after) immediately; just

conjunction

  1. (subordinating) as soon aswe left directly the money arrived
adv.

1510s, “in a straight line,” from direct (adj.) + -ly (2). Figurative use is slightly earlier (c.1500). Meaning “at once, immediately in time” (c.1600) is from earlier sense of “without intermediate steps” (1520s).

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