immediately suspect
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To begin to suspect something without delay.
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- He immediately suspected foul play when the alarm was raised.
- As soon as she heard the suspicious noise, she immediately suspected an intruder.
- The detective immediately suspected the witness was not telling the whole truth.
- Given his past behavior, I immediately suspected he was involved.
- When the package arrived without a return address, the recipient immediately suspected something was amiss.
- The unusual silence from the usually noisy neighbors made them immediately suspect a problem.
- The coach immediately suspected a strategy change when the opposing team started playing defensively.
- The moment the system crashed, the IT team immediately suspected a hardware failure.
- Her sudden change in demeanor made me immediately suspect she had received bad news.
- The sudden appearance of the rare bird made the ornithologists immediately suspect it was migrating early.