immediate

Examples

• All

• Begin with your immediate family, those living with you.

  The Faculty (1998)

• The immediate future tends to become the immediate past and so on.

• So in the immediate moment, make the stop.

  Lex Fridman

• None of us understand what our actions are doing in the immediate context of history.

• Not quite, not quite, though I do see retirement in my immediate future.

  S.O.S. Titanic (1980)

• "I said I wanted to ask you about your immediate family, your brothers and sisters."

  Fiction book (1993)

• It's just the immediate family, no compromise.

• And I can understand that, even though I'm in no immediate danger myself.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Many believe that community colleges should serve the immediate community, focusing on workforce development and transfer preparation.

  Academic text (2011)

• In the immediate area, we found several interesting historical sites.

Synonyms

I

instantaneous

vsimmediate

35 5.1

Happening right away without any delay

is often direct or present but does not require zero delay

I

immediately

vsimmediate

17 1.0

Directly next to a place, like a house or shop

is direct or present and can mean close in space or time

C

contiguous

vsimmediate

13 7.0

Next to each other and touching, like two places that share a border

is near or directly connected but may not touch

Antonyms

D

distant

110 2.9

Far away in time, long before now or far in the future

M

mediate

7.0

Happening through someone or something rather than directly

Compounds

I

immediate gratification

3 5.5

To get pleasure or a reward right away instead of waiting

I

immediate payment

1 3.6

Money you give when you buy something

I

immediate allergy

• Specialized

4.2

A fast allergic reaction that starts within minutes and can cause swelling or hives

I

immediate apprehension

7.9

A quick understanding you have without thinking

I

immediate constituent

• Specialized

9.9

A main part of a sentence, like the subject or predicate

I

immediate memory

• Specialized

4.1

The ability to remember something right after you see or hear it

How Close

immediate

159 2.4

adjacent

100 3.8

close

∞ 1.0

near

240 1.0

distant

246 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology