Immediate
adjective
Happening or done without delay.
We took immediate action to stop the flooding.
Often appears as...
- immediate action
- immediate response
adjective
Closest in relationship or proximity.
She is my immediate supervisor.
Often appears as...
- immediate supervisor
- immediate vicinity
adjective
Existing now and not needing time to pass.
The immediate problem is a lack of food.
Often appears as...
- immediate problem
- immediate concerns
adjective
Giving an instant outcome or result.
CPR can provide immediate lifesaving help.
Often appears as...
- immediate result
- immediate outcome
adjective
Not involving intermediary.
They bought the goods at an immediate sale.
Often appears as...
- immediate sale
- immediate transaction
adjective
Happening or done without delay.
We took immediate action to stop the flooding.
Often appears as...
- immediate action
- immediate response
adjective
Closest in relationship or proximity.
She is my immediate supervisor.
Often appears as...
- immediate supervisor
- immediate vicinity
adjective
Existing now and not needing time to pass.
The immediate problem is a lack of food.
Often appears as...
- immediate problem
- immediate concerns
adjective
Giving an instant outcome or result.
CPR can provide immediate lifesaving help.
Often appears as...
- immediate result
- immediate outcome
adjective
Not involving intermediary.
They bought the goods at an immediate sale.
Often appears as...
- immediate sale
- immediate transaction
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Urgent Situations
Use 'immediate' to show that an action or event happens right away, especially in emergencies.
Call for immediate assistance!
Pro Tip 2/2No Interruption
'Immediate' implies no pause between 'now' and 'next', signifying continuous action or process.
She gave an immediate reply.
Pro Tip 1/2Urgent Situations
Use 'immediate' to show that an action or event happens right away, especially in emergencies.
Call for immediate assistance!
Pro Tip 2/2No Interruption
'Immediate' implies no pause between 'now' and 'next', signifying continuous action or process.
She gave an immediate reply.
Pro Tip 1/2Urgent Situations
Use 'immediate' to show that an action or event happens right away, especially in emergencies.
Call for immediate assistance!
Pro Tip 2/2No Interruption
'Immediate' implies no pause between 'now' and 'next', signifying continuous action or process.
She gave an immediate reply.
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
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At what moment are you...
weighing patients immediately before and after death in an attempt to prove it. Though his experiments were discredited, much like the rest of vitalism, traces of his theory still come up in popular culture. But where do all these discredited theories leave us? What we now know is that life is not contained
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
So I immediately knew it was the largest tiger shark I've ever seen in my life and I've spent my entire life underwater. and I've seen plenty of tiger sharks. This was like a truck. This was a huge tiger shark and it was coming right for me. That's when I did have a little bit of a panic.
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Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
and women happen to be people. So the flaws are the key. I'm not the first person to say this. What makes a strong female character is a character who has weaknesses, who has flaws, who is maybe not immediately likable, but eventually relatable. I don't like to acknowledge a problem
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3 tips to boost your...
but the personal choices we make certainly play a major role in confidence development. So, by keeping in mind a few practical tips, we do actually have the power to cultivate our own confidence. Tip a quick fix. There are a few tricks that can give you an immediate confidence boost
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What happens when you...
After immediate sensory data is temporarily transcribed by neurons in the cortex, it travels to the hippocampus, where special proteins work to strengthen the cortical synaptic connections. If the experience was strong enough, or we recall it periodically in the first few days,
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The science of milk -...
and has a similar fat content to human milk. In their natural environment, mammals secrete milk on call for immediate consumption by their young. But with the demands of thirsty consumers, the dairy industry has enlisted methods to step up production, enhance shelf life,
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How to deal with...
and I said the words child abuse for the first time out loud I said it playfully so she didn't feel like it was an attack on her and immediately her response was what about mommy abuse nobody ever talks
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How One Community Saved...
We stopped fishing from one day to the next. Since we saw how difficult it was to fish there, our generation, my brothers and I were the ones who immediately said yes.
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Beaver Lodge Construction...
So important is their dam to them, that if they detect the slightest leak, usually by hearing the sound of trickling water, they start repair work immediately.
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
Video examples
At what moment are you...
weighing patients immediately before and after death in an attempt to prove it. Though his experiments were discredited, much like the rest of vitalism, traces of his theory still come up in popular culture. But where do all these discredited theories leave us? What we now know is that life is not contained
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
So I immediately knew it was the largest tiger shark I've ever seen in my life and I've spent my entire life underwater. and I've seen plenty of tiger sharks. This was like a truck. This was a huge tiger shark and it was coming right for me. That's when I did have a little bit of a panic.
Video examples
Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
and women happen to be people. So the flaws are the key. I'm not the first person to say this. What makes a strong female character is a character who has weaknesses, who has flaws, who is maybe not immediately likable, but eventually relatable. I don't like to acknowledge a problem
Video examples
3 tips to boost your...
but the personal choices we make certainly play a major role in confidence development. So, by keeping in mind a few practical tips, we do actually have the power to cultivate our own confidence. Tip a quick fix. There are a few tricks that can give you an immediate confidence boost
Video examples
What happens when you...
After immediate sensory data is temporarily transcribed by neurons in the cortex, it travels to the hippocampus, where special proteins work to strengthen the cortical synaptic connections. If the experience was strong enough, or we recall it periodically in the first few days,
Video examples
The science of milk -...
and has a similar fat content to human milk. In their natural environment, mammals secrete milk on call for immediate consumption by their young. But with the demands of thirsty consumers, the dairy industry has enlisted methods to step up production, enhance shelf life,
Video examples
How to deal with...
and I said the words child abuse for the first time out loud I said it playfully so she didn't feel like it was an attack on her and immediately her response was what about mommy abuse nobody ever talks
Video examples
How One Community Saved...
We stopped fishing from one day to the next. Since we saw how difficult it was to fish there, our generation, my brothers and I were the ones who immediately said yes.
Video examples
Beaver Lodge Construction...
So important is their dam to them, that if they detect the slightest leak, usually by hearing the sound of trickling water, they start repair work immediately.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
I'm never certain of a performance - my own or the other actors' - or the script or anything... But to me it seems there's only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
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Emily Osment
American Actress
What's great about having the live audience is you know immediately if you're funny or not. That always helped when we were doing 'Hannah Montana;' it teaches you if something worked or didn't.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
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Frankie Valli
American Musician
It was very important to establish a sound, so that people heard a record on the radio and knew immediately that it was you.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
I discovered that my imagination came alive when I moved away from the immediate world around me.
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.
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Alex Graves
American Director
For 'Game of Thrones,' I realized immediately that it was about the characters.
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Roy Blunt
American Politician
It's not long-term debt if the money is immediately paid back.
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Publilius Syrus
Roman Writer
It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
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William James
American Philosopher
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
Quote examples
Orson Welles
American Actor
I'm never certain of a performance - my own or the other actors' - or the script or anything... But to me it seems there's only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
Quote examples
Emily Osment
American Actress
What's great about having the live audience is you know immediately if you're funny or not. That always helped when we were doing 'Hannah Montana;' it teaches you if something worked or didn't.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
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Frankie Valli
American Musician
It was very important to establish a sound, so that people heard a record on the radio and knew immediately that it was you.
Quote examples
Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
I discovered that my imagination came alive when I moved away from the immediate world around me.
Quote examples
Meryl Streep
American Actress
Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.
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Alex Graves
American Director
For 'Game of Thrones,' I realized immediately that it was about the characters.
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Roy Blunt
American Politician
It's not long-term debt if the money is immediately paid back.
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Publilius Syrus
Roman Writer
It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
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William James
American Philosopher
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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