adj. 25B6; adjective
the UN called for immediate action : INSTANT, instantaneous, prompt, swift, speedy, rapid, quick, expeditious; sudden, hurried, hasty, precipitate; informal snappy; poetic/literary rathe.
their immediate concerns : CURRENT, present, existing, actual; urgent, pressing.
the immediate past : RECENT, not long past, just gone; occurring recently.
our immediate neighbours : NEAREST, near, close, closest, next-door; adjacent, adjoining.
the immediate cause of death : DIRECT, primary.
delayed, distant.