How to Use immediate in a Sentence

immediate

adjective
  • The response to the crisis was immediate.
  • The wildfire poses no immediate threat to any houses in the area.
  • The effect of the new policy will be unknown for the immediate future.
  • He was sitting to my immediate right.
  • The danger is not immediate.
  • The new restaurant was an immediate success.
  • They have evacuated everyone in the immediate area of the wildfire.
  • Many people suffered in the war's immediate aftermath.
  • This crisis calls for immediate action.
  • This requires your immediate attention.
  • An immediate three-and-out from USC on the next drive cleared the way for Maryland to march down the field again.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • There wasn’t any immediate word on what sparked the blazes.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Second, the amount of the tax sought is beyond the city’s immediate needs.
    Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Miller said the ponds were refilled last year once the immediate threat of avian flu had passed.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
  • There is a chance — slim, but a chance nonetheless — of glory in the immediate present.
    Tariq Panja, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • One source claims the two young men struck an immediate friendship and swore blood oaths to each other.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 May 2024
  • The trend is a warning sign for the rest of Europe, and an immediate concern for Germans.
    Ali Breland, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The risk of immediate loss of life is also ever-present.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Rain, rain, go away The most immediate concern for today’s event is the weather.
    Travis Caldwell, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Like so many things during the pandemic, the project was born out of quick thinking and an immediate need.
    Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • The Suns traded away their immediate draft future in the Durant deal and a team can’t have enough shooters.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • The book is so well-written, and so immediate and engaging and clear.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The amendment, if passed, wouldn't prompt an immediate purge.
    CBS News, 6 June 2024
  • The Teamsters said the deal includes a wage increase of $8 per hour over the length of the five-year contract, including an immediate $4-per-hour raise in the first year.
    Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Haynes, who had been hired for Betts’ solo band right before the reunion, took note of an immediate shift.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
  • Long-term debt is a concern Paulson said the debt is not an immediate worry.
    Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 6 Aug. 2023
  • This, of course, led to immediate screams of excitement from those gathered around him.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The agency said the immediate risk of bird flu to the general public remains low.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
  • There was no immediate report of casualties or details on what was hit.
    Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The campaign pledge with the greatest immediate impact will be his plan to deport millions of people who entered this country illegally.
    Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024

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