
immediate
adj 1: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous
events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate
vicinity"; "the immediate past" [syn: {contiguous}]
2: having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence" [ant:
{mediate}]
3: immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and
effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of
the trouble"
4: of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions"
5: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my
letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a
straightaway denial" [syn: {prompt}, {quick}, {straightaway}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0