Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Occurring or done instantly, without delay.
Immediate
/ɪˈmiːdiət/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The effect of Darwin Bonaparte's film was immediate and enormous.
There was an immediate and awful silence.
Only Helen insists on an immediate meeting with Gilbert."
Etymology:
The word immediate comes from the Middle English immediatus, which itself is derived from the Latin immeduatus, meaning without anything between. It is formed from in- meaning not and mediatus, meaning in the middle.
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