すぐ details
right away + write
sugu kaku
right away; immediately — no interval between the trigger and the act
meaning: write right away
連絡が来たら、すぐ行く。
renraku ga kitara, sugu iku.
If word comes, I'll go right away. neutral
ごめん、すぐ戻るね。
gomen, sugu modoru ne.
Sorry — I'll be right back. casual
- alternant
Examples
right away; at once — the act follows its cue with nothing in between
連絡が来たら、すぐ行く。
renraku ga kitara, sugu iku.
If word comes, I'll go right away. neutral
ごめん、すぐ戻るね。
gomen, sugu modoru ne.
Sorry — I'll be right back. casual
在庫を確認の上、すぐにご連絡いたします。
zaiko o kakunin no ue, sugu ni go renraku itashimasu.
I will check the stock and contact you immediately. formal
Formation
すぐ{V}attaches to dictionary form
Variant notes
- すぐに — に changes no meaning and is commoner in writing and before a pause — 雨はすぐにやんだ。
Notes
in front of the station" — and there it modifies a place word, never a verb.
Related patterns
Similar
Both point at an act about to happen, but すぐ puts zero interval between trigger and act while そろそろ says the right moment is only now arriving — そろそろ帰る is "about time I went home", すぐ帰る "I'm leaving this second".
たとたん pins the second event to the instant the first finished and needs that first clause to exist; すぐ is a bare adverb that needs nothing before it, so only たとたん can carry the surprise of an unplanned coincidence.