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immediate
adjective
very close or connected in space or time
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ɪˈmi.di.ɪt
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adjective
very close or connected in space or time
“contiguous events”
adjective
having no intervening medium
“an immediate influence”
adjective
performed with little or no delay
“an immediate reply to my letter”
adjective
immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
“the immediate result”
adjective
of the present time and place
“the immediate revisions”
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contiguous events
immediate contact
the immediate vicinity
the immediate past
an immediate influence
an immediate reply to my letter
a prompt reply
was quick to respond
a straightaway denial
the immediate result
the immediate cause of the trouble
the immediate revisions
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