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more immediate

ADJECTIVE

instantaneous; without delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual prompt urgent

WEAK

at once at present time at this moment critical current existing extant first hair-trigger instant live next now on hand paramount present pressing up-to-date

Antonyms

WEAK

away distant eventually far later never

ADJECTIVE

near, next

Synonyms

STRONGEST

direct recent

WEAK

adjacent close contiguous firsthand near-at-hand nearby nearest nigh primary proximal proximate

Antonyms

WEAK

away distant eventually far later never

Example Sentences

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The more immediate one is to find a short and medium-term fix for some of the problems that have arisen with the new engines introduced this year.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Before that, Rao faces a more immediate challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But those numbers capture only a fraction of deaths, which often are classified only by other, more immediate causes, such as bleeding in the brain.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The other, more immediate problem is that investors have decided that software companies will be victimized by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

But as their second anniversary approached, the balancing act that plays out every day of their lives came down to the more immediate questions of getting by.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times