Main Entry: im·me·di·ate

Pronunciation: \im-ˈēd-ē-ət, British often -ˈē-jit\

Function: adjective

1 a : acting or being without the intervention of another object, cause, or agency : being direct <the immediate cause of death> b : present to the mind independently of other states or factors <immediate awareness>
2 : made or done at once

—im·me·di·ate·ly adverb