immediate

Meaning

1. Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
2. Very close; direct or adjacent.
3. Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
4. Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).
5. Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.
6. An artillery fire mission modifier for two types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified).

Synonyms

prompt

direct

instantaneous

instant

quick

sudden

urgent

‼️

soon

🔜

immediately

next

close

near

imminent

current

straightaway

early

rapid

present

outright

at once

summary

before one’s eyes

firsthand

proximate

stat

spontaneous

nearby

ready

undelayable

contiguous

impending

right there

smart

south

spanking

spot

straight

straightforward

⬆️

substantive

under one’s nose

unexpected

unhesitating

upright

without delay

in real time

on-the-spot

very close

without any interval

low-beam

direct-acting

Translations

immédiat

immediato

inmediato

άμεσος

imediato

unmittelbar

sofortig

immediat

onmiddellijk

direct

ogenblikkelijk

rechtstreeks

unverzüglich

istantaneo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈmi.di.ət/

Etymology

From Old French immediat (French immédiat), borrowed from Late Latin immediātus (“without in-between, moderation”), from Latin in + mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to halve, to be in the middle”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, im- + mediate.