immediate
adjective
[ ɪˈmiːdɪət ]
• occurring or done at once; instant.
• "the authorities took no immediate action"
Similar:
instant,
instantaneous,
on-the-spot,
prompt,
swift,
speedy,
rapid,
quick,
expeditious,
sudden,
hurried,
hasty,
precipitate,
abrupt,
lightning,
whirlwind,
overnight,
snappy,
p.d.q. (pretty damn quick),
fleet,
rathe,
alacritous,
• nearest in time, relationship, or rank.
• "no changes are envisaged in the immediate future"
Similar:
recent,
not long past,
just gone,
occurring recently,
• (of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare (see mediate).
