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immediate

About 42.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
    Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.
  2. adjective Very close; direct or adjacent.
    immediate family; immediate vicinity
  3. adjective Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
  4. adjective Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).
  5. adjective Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.
    Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!
  6. adjective 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).
    Hotel Two-Niner, this is Bravo Six. Immediate suppression at grid November-Kilo four-five-three two-one-five. Danger Close. I authenticate Golf Echo, over.

Similar words

proximate present fast close direct contiguous prompt quick unmediated straightaway

Often followed by

and vicinity future effect family action cause attention neighbourhood

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