Meaning & use

forthwith

adverb·Advanced

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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