IMMEDIATE

[adjective] - happening or done without delay or very soon after something elseWe need to take immediate action.Dioxin is a poison that takes immediate effect.Immediate also describes something or someone that is close to, or is a cause of or an effect of, something or someone else.There are no good facilities in the immediate area.What will you do in the immediate future (= next)?She lives with her immediate family - her husband, two children and her parents.An immediate result/effect of the war has been a breakdown of law and order.The immediate (= direct) cause of the accident was engine failure.Immediate also means in the present or as soon as possible.We have no immediate plans.MPs have demanded his immediate resignation.