immediate
I
(at once) adjective
flash, instant, instantaneous, praesens, prompt, quick, speedy, sudden, unhesitating, with reasonable dispatch, without delay
II
(imminent) adjective
about to happen, anticipated, approaching, at hand, close, close at hand, coming, drawing near, expected, following, foreseen, forthcoming, impendent, impending, in the offing, in view, looked for, momentary, near at hand, nearing, next, nigh, prospective, to come, upcoming
III
(not distant) adjective
abutting, adjacent, adjoining, at hand, bordering, bounding, close, close at hand, conjoining, conterminous, contiguous, handy, juxtapositional, near, near by, neighboring, next to, proximate, verging
associated concepts: immediate beneficiaries, immediate benefit, immediate cause, immediate consequences, immediate control, immediate damage, immediate delivery, immediate irreparable harm, immediate legatees, immediate need, immediate transferor
IV
index
current, direct (straight), expeditious, instantaneous, pending (imminent), precipitate, present (current), prompt, prospective, proximate, right (direct), summary
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006