IMMEDIATE

/ɪˈmiːdɪət/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 16

Definition

  1. adjective of the present time and place.
  2. adjective very close or connected in space or time. — synonyms: contiguous
  3. adjective having no intervening medium.
  4. adjective immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect.
  5. adjective performed with little or no delay. — synonyms: prompt, quick, straightaway

Examples

  • “Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.”
  • “immediate family;  immediate vicinity”
  • “Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!”

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