immediate

adjectives

of the present time and place
"the immediate revisions"
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temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
"the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"
very close or connected in space or time
"contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
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having no intervening medium
"an immediate influence"
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antonym
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having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
"in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote"
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lack of an intervening or mediating agency
"the immediacy of television coverage"
immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
"the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"
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closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
"news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
performed with little or no delay
"an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
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