Definitions for immediate

(of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions")

(very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past")

(having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence")

(immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble")

(performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial")