immediate meaning and definition

IMMEDIATE adjective

Definition of immediate (adjective)

1. of the present time and place
   • "the immediate revisions"
2. very close or connected in space or time
   • "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
   • synonyms: contiguous
3. having no intervening medium
   • "an immediate influence"
   • antonym: mediate
4. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
   • "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"
5. performed with little or no delay
   • "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
   • synonyms: prompt, quick, straightaway