immediateadjective
uk/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/us/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/B2 happening or done without delay or very soon after something else:
We must make an immediate response.
Dioxin is a poison that takes immediate effect.
C1 used to refer to something or someone that is close to, or is a cause of or an effect of, something or someone else:
There are few facilities in the immediate area.
An immediate result/effect of the war was a breakdown of law and order.
B2 in the present or as soon as possible:
We have no immediate plans.
The public has demanded his immediate resignation.
the immediate future
the period of time that is coming next
your immediate family
your closest relations, such as your parents, children, husband, or wife
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- She felt an immediate physical attraction to him.
- Please excuse me from the rest of the meeting - I've just received a phone call that requires my immediate attention.
- We demand the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners.
- The president called for an immediate ceasefire and a resumption of negotiations between the two sides.
- The customer has only to bring the goods in to any branch and an immediate, no-questions-asked refund or replacement will be provided.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Immediately
- a stitch in time (saves nine) idiom
- ado
- at/in one fell swoop idiom
- bat
- cuff
- directly
- fell
- instant
- instantaneous
- instantly
- no sooner said than done idiom
- off the bat idiom
- pronto
- quickly
- soon
- spot
- straight
- then
- then and there idiom
- thereupon
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Closeness in distance and time
Now
Before, after and already
Family: relations in general