IMMEDIATE

• (adj.) having no intervening medium

  "an immediate influence"

• (adj.) very close or connected in space or time

  "contiguous events", "immediate contact", "the immediate vicinity", "the immediate past"

  synonyms : contiguous

  The two contiguous events formed a pattern. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) performed with little or no delay

  "an immediate reply to my letter", "a prompt reply", "was quick to respond", "a straightaway denial"

  synonyms : prompt , quick , straightaway

  I received a prompt reply from the company’s complaint department. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect

  "the immediate result", "the immediate cause of the trouble"

• (adj.) of the present time and place

  "the immediate revisions"

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