unverzüglich

immediately

adverb OON-fer-tsuek-likh Rare

Also means

without delay

Usage Note

unverzüglich means without delay and is a notably formal, legal-sounding word, as in unverzüglich melden. It is stronger and more official than the everyday sofort.

Examples

"Mängel sind unverzüglich zu melden."

Natural Translation

Defects are to be reported without delay.

Literal Translation

Defects are without-delay to report.

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