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Immediate: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：without delay (immediate)

immediate 🔊

/ɪˈmiːdiət/

adj.

Happening right away, without any delay.

Immediate first aid care on street with ambulance in background

without delay 🔊

➕

/wɪðˈaʊt dɪˈleɪ/

adj.

Something that happens instantly or very quickly, with no waiting time.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'immediatus': 'in-' (not) + 'mediatus' (intermediate).

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'I'm mid' but with 'ate'? No, 'immediate' means no middle (mediate) step.

📖 Example

I need your immediate attention to this email about the team meeting tomorrow. 🔊 I need your immediate attention to this email about the team meeting tomorrow.

🔗 Collocations

immediate attention – urgent focus or consideration without delay

immediate response – a reply given right away

immediate effect – a result that happens instantly

🔄 Synonyms

instant (adj.) – happening or coming immediately

prompt (adj.) – done without delay

swift (adj.) – moving or able to move at high speed; quick

🚫 Antonyms

delayed (adj.) – happening later than expected or intended

postponed (adj.) – arranged for a later time

slow (adj.) – moving or happening at a low speed

🌱 Derivatives

immediately (adv.) – at once; instantly

immediacy (n.) – the quality of being immediate

immediateness (n.) – the state of being immediate

📖 Cultural Story

First recorded in the 16th century, 'immediate' came from Latin 'immediatus', used in legal contexts to mean 'without intermediary' before broadening to daily use.

Meaning 2：current (immediate)

immediate 🔊

/ɪˈmiːdiət/

adj.

Relating to the present time or the situation right now.

current 🔊

➕

/ˈkʌrənt/

adj.

Related to the present moment or the situation that exists now.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My immediate goal is to finish this project by Friday, then I can think about next month. 🔊 My immediate goal is to finish this project by Friday, then I can think about next month.

🔗 Collocations

immediate goal – a target that is to be achieved in the near future

immediate concern – an issue that needs attention right now

immediate future – the time period very soon from now

🔄 Synonyms

present (adj.) – existing or occurring now

current (adj.) – belonging to the present time

existing (adj.) – having being at the present time

🚫 Antonyms

future (adj.) – existing or happening at a later time

later (adj.) – coming after the expected time

eventual (adj.) – occurring at the end of a process

🌱 Derivatives

immediately (adv.) – at once; instantly

immediacy (n.) – the quality of being immediate

immediateness (n.) – the state of being immediate