How to Say ‘Right away’ in French
Tout de suite
too duh sweet
[too duh sweet]
💬 Usage Tip: [Tout de suite] means "right away," but not always this exact second. In service it often means they are taking care of it now.
Phrase Breakdown
Tout
[too]
all / right
Here it is part of the expression tout de suite, meaning right away.
Tout de suite, monsieur.
Right away, sir.
de
[duh]
of
A very common preposition; here part of the fixed expression tout de suite.
Dans tout de suite, de fait partie de l'expression.
In tout de suite, de is part of the expression.
suite
[sweet]
immediately / sequence
In tout de suite, suite helps form the meaning right away.
Je reviens tout de suite.
I’ll be right back.
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