Immediate vs Imminent - What's the difference?
immediate | imminent | Synonyms |
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
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, chapter=19 Very close; direct or adjacent.
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Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location)
about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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Imminent is a synonym of immediate.
As adjectives the difference between immediate and imminent
is that immediate is happening right away, instantly, with no delay while imminent is about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.immediate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Assemble we immediate council.
citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
- You are the most immediate to our throne.