adjective
of the present time and place
Examples
- the immediate revisions
adjective
very close or connected in space or time
Synonyms
Examples
- contiguous events
- immediate contact
- the immediate vicinity
- the immediate past
adjective
having no intervening medium
Examples
- an immediate influence
adjective
immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
Examples
- the immediate result
- the immediate cause of the trouble
adjective
performed with little or no delay
Synonyms
Examples
- an immediate reply to my letter
- a prompt reply
- was quick to respond
- a straightaway denial