adjective
- having nothing coming between; with no intermediary; specif.,
- not separated in space; in direct contact; closest; nearest
- close by; near: immediate neighbors
- not separated in time; acting or happening at once; without delay; instant
- of the present time
- next in order, succession, etc.; next in line
- directly or closely related: one's immediate family
- directly affecting; direct; firsthand: an immediate cause
- understood or perceived directly or intuitively: an immediate inference
Origin:
LL immediatus: see in- & mediate