Adjective

(en adjective)

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

* Shakespeare

Assemble we immediate council.

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Very close; direct or adjacent.

* Shakespeare

You are the most immediate to our throne.

Manifestly true; requiring no argument.

embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location)

Adjective

(en adjective)

prompt or on time

# (of an event ) Happening at the appointed time

# (of a person ) Acting at the appointed time

Luis is never late; he's the most punctual person I know.

(mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points

(linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration