The Clue
Closest (9 letter answer)
The Answer
IMMEDIATE
Tags
Notes
The answer IMMEDIATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Without delay
Having no delay
Definition
IMMEDIATE as an adjective:
1. (contiguous, immediate) = very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
2. having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence"
3. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"
4. of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions"
5. (immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway) = performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"