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Immediate

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WordDefinition
promptverbQuick; acting without delay.
closenoun(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
directverbProceeding without deviation or interruption.
contiguousConnected; touching; abutting.
fastnoun(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
proximatenounClose or closest; adjacent.
quicknounMoving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
straightawaynounExtending into the distance in a straight line.
unmediatedNot mediated

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mediateverb(transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.

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proximateClose or closest; adjacent.
presentnounRelating to now, for the time being; current.
fastnoun(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
closeHaving little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
directProceeding without deviation or interruption.
contiguousConnected; touching; abutting.
promptQuick; acting without delay.
quickMoving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
unmediatedNot mediated
straightawayExtending into the distance in a straight line.
asapInitialism of as soon as possible. [As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.]
instantaneousOccurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
forthwith(chiefly formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately.
immediatelyIn an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
promptlyIn a prompt manner.
on-the-spot(idiomatic) At the scene; in the right place at the exact moment.
immediacynounThe quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
instantnounA very short period of time; a moment.
momentaryLasting for only a moment.
short-termOf or pertaining to a short duration of time.

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