即そく座ざに

Meanings

Describes an action taken without delay, often in response to a situation. The に is part of the adverbial form and is always present.

Usage patterns

即そく座ざに答こたえるto answer immediately
質しつ問もんに即そく座ざに答こたえた。
He answered the question immediately.
即そく座ざに対たい応おうするto respond right away
クレームに即そく座ざに対たい応おうした。
They responded to the complaint immediately.
即そく座ざに判はん断だんするto make an instant judgment
彼かれは状じょう況きょうを即そく座ざに判はん断だんした。
He made an instant judgment about the situation.
即そく座ざに反はん応のうするto react instantly
彼かの女じょはその言こと葉ばに即そく座ざに反はん応のうした。
She reacted instantly to those words.

Kanji

即instant, namely, as is
座squat, seat, cushion

Related words· 8

すぐにN5
すぐに is a casual, everyday word for 'immediately', while 即座に is more formal and stresses an instant, unhesitating reaction.
直ただちにN3
直ちに is more formal and typically used in official or emergency contexts, whereas 即座に highlights a quick, spontaneous response rather than a procedural one.
即そくN1
即座に is the standard, everyday adverb for 'immediately', while 即 is a terse, mostly literary form used chiefly as a prefix in compounds like 即答.
すかさずN1
即座に is a slightly formal word for 'instantly', whereas すかさず has a more colloquial, quick-witted feel tied to seizing a moment.

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とっさにN1
即座に also means 'immediately', but is more formal and often describes a deliberate, prompt action rather than the instinctive reflex of 咄嗟に.
すぐN4
即座に stresses an instantaneous reaction to a stimulus and sounds more literary than すぐ.
今いますぐ
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.
すぐさま
即座に highlights an instantaneous response with almost no thinking time, similar in force to すぐさま but slightly more literary.

Etymology

Compound of 即 (そく, 'instant') and 座 (ざ, 'seat'), literally 'at the seat', meaning without leaving one's seat, hence 'immediately'. The adverbial form 即座に is the standard usage.