直後

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 直後, read ちょくご, denotes the immediate point in time following the end of an event.
• Basic usage: It marks rain beginning just after leaving home and athletes recovering immediately after a match.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Immediately following an event
  • It places the later event with very little time after the first, more immediate than a general “afterward.”