right now; immediately; at once
Emphasizes doing something without delay; stronger and more urgent than すぐ.
今すぐ来てください。
Please come right now.
今すぐ始めましょう。
Let's start immediately.
If we don't leave right now, we'll be late.
その悪い習慣は今すぐやめたほうがいい。
You should quit that bad habit right now.
Something terrible happened, so come right now.
Please check the stock right away just to be sure.
直ちに is a formal, often written or official word for 'immediately', whereas 今すぐ is the everyday spoken equivalent.
即座に stresses an instantaneous reaction to something (e.g. answering at once), while 今すぐ is a general demand or promise to act without delay.
今すぐ means 'right now' and is often used to demand immediate action, while 今にも describes an event that seems about to occur on its own, without a command.
後で means 'later', the direct opposite of 今すぐ's insistence on acting without any delay.
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
Rare variant using 直ぐ; not commonly used in modern writing.
Compound of 今 (ima, 'now') and すぐ (sugu, 'immediately'), reinforcing the sense of urgency.