tout de suite
French for "immediately"
Tout de suite is French for "immediately" or "right away," borrowed into English for emphasis or stylistic flair: I need those reports tout de suite.
The phrase suggests urgency with a touch of affectation.
Often mispronounced and occasionally spelled "toot sweet" in humorous contexts.
Without pause or delay
- instantlyWithout any pause
- forthwithWithout delay
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
- prontoWithout any delay
without delay · posthaste · this instant · directly · in no time · ASAP · stat · in a jiffy
Needing immediate attention
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- rushQuick sudden movement
dire · desperate · imminent · crisis · deadline · time-sensitive · hurry · haste
Borrowed French linguistic element
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- pardon my FrenchIdiom excusing crude language
- joie de vivreExuberant enjoyment of existence
- c'est la vieResigned acceptance phrase
raison d'être · je ne sais quoi · faux pas · à la carte · rendez-vous · déjà vu · RSVP · en route
right away
Without pause or delay
- instantlyWithout any pause
- forthwithWithout delay
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
pronto · without delay · posthaste · this instant · directly · in no time · ASAP · stat · in a jiffy · now
urgent
Needing immediate attention
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- emergencySerious sudden danger
rush · dire · desperate · imminent · crisis · deadline · time-sensitive · hurry · haste · alarm
Gallicism
Borrowed French linguistic element
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- pardon my FrenchIdiom excusing crude language
- joie de vivreExuberant enjoyment of existence
c'est la vie · raison d'être · je ne sais quoi · faux pas · à la carte · rendez-vous · déjà vu · RSVP · en route · carte blanche
- Speed Expressionsin a flash, quick as a flash, in no time, lickety-split, lickety split
- Right Awaynow, instantly, promptly, forthwith, straightaway
tout de suitelater
At a subsequent time
eventually · in due time · in a while · at some point · whenever
suit, immediately, suitable, at once, suited, suite, tout, unsuitable, unsuited