Forthwith

/fɔrθˈwɪð/ adverb

Immediately; right away without delay.

An Old English compound combining 'forth' (forward) and 'with' (along), literally meaning 'forward with.' By the Middle Ages it had evolved to mean 'immediately' because moving 'forth with' something meant doing it without hesitation.

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