Meaning & use
forthwith
Immediately and without any delay, especially as ordered by an authority.
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The judge ordered the prisoner to be released forthwith once the appeal succeeded.
Employees were told to evacuate the building forthwith when the alarm sounded.
A note on using this word
Forthwith is formal and common in legal or official writing rather than casual conversation.
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