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