1. (adj)immediate of the presenttime and place "the immediate revisions"
2. (adj)contiguous, immediate very close or connected in space or time "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
3. (adj)immediate having no intervening medium "an immediate influence"
4. (adj)immediate immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"
5. (adj)immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway performed with little or no delay "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"