immediate time
21time perception — Introduction experience or awareness of the passage of time. The human experience of change is complex. One primary element clearly is that of a succession of events, but distinguishable events are separated by more or less lengthy… …
22immediate — 01. George s new restaurant has been an [immediate] success, with almost a full house every night since it opened. 02. Phone us [immediately] if you have any problems. 03. The medicine had an [immediate] and positive effect. 04. A car bomb threat …
23immediate — immediateness, n. /i mee dee it/, adj. 1. occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply. 2. following or preceding without a lapse of time: the immediate future. 3. having no object or space intervening; nearest or next: in …
24immediate — im|me|di|ate [ ı midiət ] adjective *** 1. ) happening or done now, without any delay: Our government must take immediate action. Restrictions on advertising had an immediate impact on rates of teenage smoking. The rebels demanded the immediate… …
25immediate */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈmiːdɪət] / US [ɪˈmɪdɪət] adjective 1) happening or done now, without any delay Our government must take immediate action. The rebels demanded the immediate release of the prisoners. Restrictions on advertising had an immediate impact on… …
26immediate — im•me•di•ate [[t]ɪˈmi di ɪt[/t]] adj. 1) occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply[/ex] 2) following or preceding without a lapse of time 3) having no object or space intervening: in the immediate vicinity[/ex] 4) of or …
27immediate — /ɪˈmidiət / (say i meedeeuht) adjective 1. occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply. 2. relating to the present time or moment: our immediate plans. 3. having no time intervening; present or next adjacent: the… …
28Time in physics — In physics, the treatment of time is a central issue. It has been treated as a question of geometry. One can measure time and treat it as a geometrical dimension, such as length, and perform mathematical operations on it. It is a scalar quantity… …
29immediate — [[t]ɪmi͟ːdiət[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n An immediate result, action, or reaction happens or is done without any delay. These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect... My immediate reaction was just disgust. Syn: instant 2) ADJ GRADED: usu …
30immediate — adjective Etymology: Middle English immediat, from Anglo French, from Late Latin immediatus, from Latin in + Late Latin mediatus intermediate more at mediate Date: 15th century 1. a. acting or being without the intervention of another object,… …
