immediate

Adjective
  1. Of the present time and place (synset 301736131)
    "the immediate revisions"
    similar to: present - temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
  2. Very close or connected in space or time (synset 300451113)
    "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
    similar to: close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
    same as: contiguous
  3. Having no intervening medium (synset 300773875)
    "an immediate influence"
    tells us about: immediacy, immediateness - lack of an intervening or mediating agency
    similar to: direct, unmediated - having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
  4. Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect (synset 301584261)
    "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"
    similar to: proximate - closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
  5. Performed with little or no delay (synset 300981945)
    "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
    similar to: fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
    same as: prompt, quick, straightaway

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