たちどころに

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Meanings

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adverb

usually written using kana alone

Describes an action or change that happens instantly, without delay. Often used in narrative or explanatory contexts.

薬くすりを飲のんだら、たちどころに痛いたみが消きえた。

The pain disappeared at once after taking the medicine.

すぐに
すぐに is the most common word for 'immediately' in everyday speech. たちどころに is more emphatic and often used in written or formal contexts.
即そく座ざに
即座に also means 'immediately' but often implies a prompt reaction or response. たちどころに can be used for instantaneous changes or results.

Derived from 立ち所 (tachidokoro), literally 'standing place', with the particle に. The meaning shifted from 'on the spot' to 'immediately'.