immediate

UK /ɪˈmiː.dɪət/ US /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/

adj 5

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem

The results of the new medicine were immediate.

ADV

almost

The new software provided almost immediate results, so the team finished the project ahead of schedule.

Definitions

adj

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.

Assemble we immediate council.

Very close; direct or adjacent.

immediate family; immediate vicinity

You are the most immediate to our throne,

Manifestly true; requiring no argument.

Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).

Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.

Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — very close or connected in space or time

contiguous

adjective — performed with little or no delay

Antonyms

mediate

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.

Wiktionary

Assemble we immediate council.

Wiktionary

When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he fel

Wiktionary

We received an immediate answer to our letter.

Tatoeba · #23219

The medicine had an immediate effect.

Tatoeba · #43556

The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.

Tatoeba · #46072

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