adverb
immediately, soon
A1
Gleich (adverb) commonly means 'immediately' or 'soon' depending on context. As a temporal adverb it indicates near-instant action (right away) or short delay (soon). It’s not reflexive, doesn’t require a preposition. Antonym: verschieden. Register: neutral, especially informal and very common in speech.
Examples
Komm gleich hierher!
Come here right away!
Er kam gleich, nachdem das Meeting beendet war.
He came immediately after the meeting ended.
Die Antwort kommt gleich.
The answer will come soon.
Details
Mnemonics
visualize a clock hand pointing to 'now' as you say 'gleich'
think 'gleich away' — right away
Notes
'gleich' as an adverb commonly means 'in a moment' or 'immediately'; context determines nuance.