immediate

[US]/ɪˈmiːdiət/
[UK]/ɪˈmiːdiət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. without delay; urgent; direct; closest in proximity.

Phrases & Collocations

immediate effect

immediate attention

immediate cause

immediate family

immediate access

immediate answer

immediate future

immediate danger

immediate reaction

immediate delivery

immediate superior

immediate vicinity

immediate consequence

immediate payment

immediate feedback

immediate interest

immediate environment

immediate shipment

Example Sentences

in the immediate future.

immediate action was imperative.

gave me an immediate response.

is an immediate successor to the president of the company.

an act with an immediate purpose and a final purpose.

We fixed on the immediate goal.

the authorities took no immediate action.

the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes.

a funeral with only the immediate family in attendance.

roads in the immediate vicinity of the port.

coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death.

had immediate awareness of the scope of the crisis.

The symptoms indicate immediate surgery.

Carrie's immediate reaction was one of relief.

I desire an immediate answer of his.

Real-world Examples

We immediately locked in a stage at Universal.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

We become part of our immediate environment.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

And so they immediately give up.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

If something dissolves it gets less strong, less immediate.

Source: 6 Minute English

The most immediate benefit is its role in navigation.

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

Important immediate arms embargo on South Sudan.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2016

Immediate Results Mentally strong people don't expect an immediate payoff.

Source: Science in Life

Howard's classification had an immediate international impact.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

So we're able to fly through, see scale, understand it immediately.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

One is to start so loudly that everyone immediately gives way.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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