tout de suite

English

Alternative forms

tout suite (anglicised form)
toot sweet (eggcorn)

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/
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Adverb

tout de suite (not comparable)

(colloquial) Immediately, right away.
If you want to catch the bus, you'd better leave tout de suite!

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tu də sɥit/, /tut.sɥit/
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Adverb

tout de suite

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

Derived terms

tout de suite les grands mots

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