1. (

• immediate

) of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions" ;

2. (

• contiguous ,
• immediate

) very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" ;

3. (

• immediate

) having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence" ;

4. (

• immediate

) immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble" ;

5. (

• immediate ,
• prompt ,
• quick ,
• straightaway

) performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" ;