directly

Definition

  • adverb: in a direct way
  • adverb: in a 'direct' manner

Examples

  • His earnings are 'directly proportional' to the number of units he sells.

  • The second game followed 'directly' [='immediately'] after the first.

  • Their house is 'directly' ahead. = It's 'directly' in front of us.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) making smart remarks? My friend, for your three dollars a day, you have to listen to everything. Here's the apartment. The old man's was directly beneath and exactly the same. Here are the el tracks, the bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, hall, stairs. The old man was in this bedroom here. (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men
  • (..) at eight o'clock at night after being slapped by his father. No, he didn't say "slapped". He said "punched". There's a difference. After being hit several times by his father. Two: He went directly to a local junk shop where he bought one of those... - Switch knives. - Switchblade knives. (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men