immediate
Something immediate is happening now or right away. If you're in immediate danger, you'd better run or call 911.
Immediate is a word that pretty much means "now." If you take immediate action, then there's no delay. If you need immediate assistance, you can't wait for assistance. The related word immediately should be a clue, since it also means "right now." If something is happening later, or it happened a long time ago, or you have to wait for it at all, then it's not immediate.
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immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect“the immediate result”“the immediate cause of the trouble”
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proximate
closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
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proximate
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performed with little or no delay“an immediate reply to my letter”
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synonyms:
prompt, quick, straightaway
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fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
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fast
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of the present time and place“the immediate revisions”
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present
temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
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present
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very close or connected in space or time“immediate contact”“the immediate vicinity”“the immediate past”
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contiguous
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close
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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close
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having no intervening medium“an immediate influence”
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direct, unmediated
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
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Antonyms:
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mediate
acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
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indirect
having intervening factors or persons or influences
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mediated
acting or brought about through an intervening agency
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direct, unmediated
Vocabulary lists containing immediate
With help from Roman demigods, Annabeth must use her wits to retrieve the stolen statue of Athena. Now test your wits against these words from Rick Riordan.
This list focuses on the environments of business. Here are links to all the chapters of the test prep book published by Research & Education Association: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15 For more detailed review, learn this list: The MGMT Solution
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