inmediato

/immeˈdjato/ · A2 · adj

immediate

⚡ in- (not) + medio (middle): nothing in the middle, so no delay

From Latin immediatus: in- (not) + medius (middle). Nothing stands between now and the action. It is a near-twin of English immediate; Spanish just spells the prefix in- and ends in -o.

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