No. 2,865 in Japanese
すぐさま
Immediately; at once.
In a sentence
彼はすぐさま部屋から出て行った。
He immediately left the room.
Here, すぐさま ('immediately') is used to describe an action that occurs without delay after a preceding event.
その提案にすぐさま賛成することが難しい。
It is difficult to immediately agree with that proposal.
In this sentence, すぐさま ('immediately') emphasizes the instant nature of potential agreement with the proposal.
エラーをすぐさま修正し、生産を続けました。
The error was promptly fixed, and production was continued.
Here, すぐさま ('promptly') is used to denote quick response time in addressing the error for continuation of production.
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