directly

1. (chiefly British) As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)Examples: "“He is, he is," Nastenka repeated. “He is here, and I know it. We made an agreement at the time, that evening, before he went away: when we said all that I have told you, and had come to an understanding, then we came out here for a walk on this embankment. It was ten o'clock; we sat on this seat. I was not crying then; it was sweet to me to hear what he said.... And he said that he would come to us directly he arrived, and if I did not refuse him, then we would tell grandmother about it all. Now he is here, I know it, and yet he does not come!""; "Tenderly, reluctantly, he took his leave of her, promising that he would contact her directly he got back, perhaps in ten days or so."; "He is to go to Calais, directly this is over, to replace Lord Berners as governor [...]."British