Immediate vs Impromptu - What's the difference?
immediate | impromptu |
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
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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)
Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal; extemporaneous; unplanned.
(music) a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
As adjectives the difference between immediate and impromptu
is that immediate is happening right away, instantly, with no delay while impromptu is improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal; extemporaneous; unplanned.As a noun impromptu is
a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.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.
Derived terms
* immediatelyAnagrams
* ----impromptu
English
Adjective
(-)- The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.