[ɪˈmiːdʒət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- occurring or done at once; instant
(e.g: the authorities took no immediate action)

- nearest in time, relationship, or rank
(e.g: no changes are envisaged in the immediate future)

- (of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare (see mediate)