immediate
Example Sentences
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“The vast majority of the callers are individuals facing extortion or immediate physical danger,” said John Grace, the Ugandan activist who runs the hotline.
Other companies looking to transport consumer-packaged goods with less immediate demand might wait to ship them until the price spike subsides, or send their goods via train, which can take longer but uses less diesel.
The MenB vaccination offers the "best longer-term protection" but "taking preventative antibiotics is the most important immediate action in response to the current outbreak", said the UKHSA.
From BBC
Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical service said after the first warning that there were no immediate reports of casualties.
From Barron's
In the 1990s, he developed what is known as the "show-stop procedure" - a rapid, co-ordinated response to crowd surges that can bring a concert to an immediate halt.
From BBC
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