1.
If something is ~ above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position.
The naked bulb was ~ over his head...
= right
ADV: ADV prep/adv
2.
If you do one action ~ after another, you do the second action as soon as the first one is finished.
Directly after the meeting, a senior cabinet minister spoke to the BBC...
= immediately
ADV: ADV prep/adv
3.
If something happens ~, it happens without any delay. (BRIT OLD-FASHIONED)
He will be there ~.
ADV: ADV after v
4.
see also direct