Adjective complement with noun phrase

• want: Our issue is that when people are wanting asylum, they want something very immediate if they are genuine applicants.

Modifies a noun

• vicinity: Moving away from the immediate vicinity of the harbor, there has been a fair bit of new building in recent years.

• aftermath: In the immediate aftermath of the June 1940 surrender, France went into a period of shock.

• effect: The changes had an immediate effect, with Purse forced to head away a cross from Stuart Green.

• surroundings: You have to get them away from their immediate surroundings, you ask them to come for a chat.

• danger: Whilst the vessel is probably not in immediate danger of falling to pieces, a great deal could be done to improve things.

• response: Craig works closely with the CLC to provide the immediate front-line response necessary to help ensure the highest possible system uptime of your network.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: On most media, drying time is almost immediate.

• fairly: For many people the effect is immediate or fairly immediate, but for others it can take a week or two to start working.

• very: The Gabriel he writes about, and the Colombia in which he grows up, both seem very familiar and very immediate.

• always: Its distinguishing features are not always immediate obvious, and it may easily be overlooked.

• little: So there is little immediate feedback, satisfaction or appreciation.

• not: Witnesses You will need two witnesses to be present during the wedding ceremony, both of whom are not immediate family members.

Used with adjective complement

• become: However, as the prospect of e-only versions of material becomes more immediate, the preservation issue becomes more pressing.