the immediate future

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• immediate — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• immediate */*/*/ — 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… …   English dictionary

• future — fu|ture1 W1S1 [ˈfju:tʃə US ər] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: futur, from Latin futurus going to be ] 1.) likely to happen or exist at a time after the present ▪ We are now more able to predict future patterns of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• future — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 likely to happen, become, or exist at a time after the present: Careful accounting may help to predict future costs. | future wife/husband etc (=someone who will be your wife, husband etc) 2 technical in grammar,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• future — [[t]fju͟ːtʃə(r)[/t]] ♦ futures 1) N SING: the N The future is the period of time that will come after the present, or the things that will happen then. The spokesman said no decision on the proposal was likely in the immediate future... He was… …   English dictionary

• immediate — im|me|di|ate W2S2 [ıˈmi:diət] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: immediatus, from mediatus in between, separated ] 1.) happening or done at once and without delay ▪ Our immediate response to the attack was sheer horror. ▪ They promise… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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