Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 即そく 時じ 対たい 応おう する to respond to something immediately
It's expected that we respond immediately to system failures.
即そく 時じ に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something without any delay
Please report immediately if a problem occurs.
即そく 時じ 〈 名めい 詞し 〉 real-time/immediate ~ (compound noun)
This app supports real-time translation.
Related words 即刻 is more emphatic and typically used in urgent commands or announcements, while 即時 is neutral and common in technical or procedural descriptions.
直ちに is a standard conversational adverb meaning 'at once', while 即時 is more formal and often appears inside compound nouns like 即時対応 .
速やか emphasizes doing something promptly and smoothly, while 即時 stresses that there is zero delay, as in real-time systems.
即座 means 'on the spot, instantly' in a reaction sense, while 即時 is more common in technical or procedural contexts like 即時払い .
即時 is a formal word meaning 'immediate' (e.g. 即時対応 ), while リアルタイム emphasizes ongoing, continuous processing as events occur, often used with tech and media.
Word family promptness; immediacy; timeliness
immediate cease-fire
spot payment; immediate payment
immediate appeal; immediate complaint
immediately invoked function expression; IIFE
immediate early gene; IEG
Etymology Compound of 即 (immediate) and 時 (time), literally 'at that time' or 'instantly'. The reading そくじ is the standard on'yomi combination.
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