tout de suite

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French tout de suite.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: to͞ot'swētʹ, IPA(key): /ˌtuːt ˈswiːt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: to͞o'dəsweetʹ, IPA(key): /ˌtuː də ˈswiːt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

tout de suite (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Immediately, right away.
    Synonym: pronto
    If you want to catch the bus, you'd better leave tout de suite!
    • 2017, Simon Kernick, chapter 49, in The Hanged Man, London: Century, →ISBN, page 295:
      I’ve got some decent Margaux in the cellar. Let’s get back to my place tout de suite and crack it open.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu də sɥit/, /tut.sɥit/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

tout de suite

  1. (idiomatic) immediately, right away
    Synonyms: aussitôt, immédiatement, sans délai, sur-le-champ
  2. (obsolete) without interruption

Derived terms