kənˈtɪɡjuəs ɪˈmi.di.ɪt ɪˈmiːdɪət pɹɒmpt pɹɑmpt kwɪk very close or connected in space or time contiguous events immediate contact the immediate vicinity the immediate past having no intervening medium an immediate influence performed with little or no delay an immediate reply to my letter a prompt reply was quick to respond a straightaway denial immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect the immediate result the immediate cause of the trouble of the present time and place the immediate revisions