immediate

Meanings

• of the present time and place
  • "the immediate revisions"
• very close or connected in space or time
  • "immediate contact"
  • "the immediate vicinity"
  • "the immediate past"
• having no intervening medium
  • "an immediate influence"
• immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
  • "the immediate result"
  • "the immediate cause of the trouble"
• performed with little or no delay
  • "an immediate reply to my letter"

Synonyms

contiguous, prompt, quick, straightaway