Immediately vs Instantly

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Immediately

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adverb

Instantly

Top 5000 (assez courant) B2 adverb

Le plus courant: Immediately

	Immediately	Instantly
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈɪnstəntli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈɪnstəntli/"]/
Sens	tout de suite, sans attendre right away, without waiting	Tout de suite, sans attendre. Right away, without waiting.
Exemple	He answered the question immediately after it was asked.	Her voice is instantly recognizable.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 5000 (assez courant)
Niveau CEFR	A2	B2
Nature grammaticale	adverb	adverb
Collocations	respond immediately, act immediately, notify immediately	instantly available, instantly recognizable, instantly regret, instantly noticeable
Antonymes	eventually, later	gradually, slowly, eventually
Erreurs fréquentes	Using 'immediate' instead of 'immediately'., Confusing with 'eventually', which means later., Incorrectly placing 'immediately' at the end of a sentence.	Using 'instantly' with past tense incorrectly, e.g., 'I instantly saw' instead of 'I saw instantly'., Confusing it with 'immediately' when the emphasis on speed differs., Forgetting to use it with an action verb.
Notes d'usage	Utilise 'immédiatement' pour souligner l'urgence ou la promptitude. C'est approprié dans les contextes parlés et écrits, mais évite-le dans des contextes très informels. Use 'immediately' to emphasize urgency or promptness. It's appropriate in both spoken and written English, but avoid in very casual contexts.	Utilise 'instantanément' à l'oral comme à l'écrit pour souligner une action immédiate. C'est approprié dans la plupart des contextes, mais moins courant dans les conversations très décontractées. Use 'instantly' in both spoken and written English to emphasize immediate action. It's appropriate in most contexts but less common in very casual conversations.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

...and repeat all 12 miles of the march immediately.

Now, if the killer began running immediately...

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

I need to talk to you immediately.

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

...and repeat all 12 miles of the march immediately.

Now, if the killer began running immediately...

Immediately

Questions fréquentes : Immediately vs Instantly

Quelle est la différence entre Immediately et Instantly ?

Immediately: right away, without waiting Instantly: Right away, without waiting.

Lequel est le plus courant : Immediately et Instantly ?

Immediately est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Immediately et Instantly ?

Instantly est le niveau le plus élevé, à B2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Immediately et Instantly sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Immediately: A2, Instantly: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Immediately et Instantly ?

Immediately: adverb, Instantly: adverb.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Immediately: He answered the question immediately after it was asked. Instantly: Her voice is instantly recognizable.

Puis-je utiliser Immediately et Instantly de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Immediately et Instantly sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.