IMMEDIATE Synonyms

• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

• a particular point in time

• occurring with no delay

• in or of the present month

• demanding attention

• a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

• (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

• according to schedule or without delay; on time

• ready and willing or quick to act

• performed with little or no delay

• give an incentive for action

• serve as the inciting cause of

• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

• any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

• with little or no delay

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• hurried and brief

• moving quickly and lightly

• apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

• performed with little or no delay

• easily aroused or excited

• direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

• straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

• in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

• moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

• similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

• (of a current) flowing in one direction only

• without deviation

• having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

• being an immediate result or consequence

• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

• lacking compromising or mitigating elements

• command with authority

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• guide the actors in (plays and films)

• govern or manage

• take somebody somewhere

• cause to go somewhere

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• put an address on (an envelope)

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

• acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

• at a rapid tempo

• abstaining from food

• quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

• firmly or closely

• (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

• resistant to destruction or fading

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• hurried and brief

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

• (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

• abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

• abstain from eating

• characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

• United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

• common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

• an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)

• moving very fast

• at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

• close in relevance or relationship

• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the last section of a communication

• the concluding part of any performance

• near in time or place or relationship

• in an attentive manner

• rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

• marked by fidelity to an original

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• crowded

• lacking fresh air

• of textiles

• strictly confined or guarded

• confined to specific persons

• fitting closely but comfortably

• used of hair or haircuts

• giving or spending with reluctance

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

• move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

• become closed

• cease to operate or cause to cease operating

• finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

• come to a close

• complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

• be priced or listed when trading stops

• engage at close quarters

• cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

• change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

• come together, as if in an embrace

• draw near

• bring together all the elements or parts of

• bar access to

• fill or stop up

• unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of

• finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

• very close or connected in space or time

• connecting without a break; within a common boundary

• having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

• too obvious to be doubted

• not far away in relative terms

• close at hand

• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

• being or existing in a specified place

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• something presented as a gift

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• bring forward and present to the mind

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• hand over formally

• offer for others to consider

• give, especially as an honor or reward

• give as a present; make a gift of

• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

• cause to come to know personally

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

• evident without proof or argument

• a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

• without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

• performed with little or no delay