Collocations for "immediate"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "immediate" in context.
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immediate
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- [needs, requires] your immediate attention
- have arranged for your immediate release
- are ready for an immediate [departure, take off, landing]
- get immediate access to
- was [given, granted] immediate [control of, access to]
- immediate payment is required
- immediate delivery (is) guaranteed
- immediate action is [required, necessary]
- happened in the immediate past
- there is an immediate need for
- in this immediate area
- is in your immediate vicinity
- in the immediate future
- needs immediate medical attention
- will have an immediate impact on
- [was, reported, experienced] an immediate [change, improvement]
- (has) called for an immediate [end, ceasefire, freeze, investigation]
- is ready for immediate [occupation, use]
- need immediate [extraction, backup]
- our most immediate concern is
- is the most immediate threat (to)
- your immediate family
- their [response, reply, answer] was immediate
'immediate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):