immediate future
What happens next
The immediate future is what's about to happen—the next few minutes, hours, or days, depending on context.
In the immediate future, we'll focus on hiring.
The phrase emphasizes proximity: not the distant future or long-term plans, but what's coming right now or very soon.
- soonIn brief time
- right awayWithout pause or delay
- shortlyIn little time
- just around the cornerVery close temporally
- impendingSoon to occur
imminent · fast approaching · upcoming · coming up · near · approaching · looming · any day now · tomorrow · next · in the offing · on the horizon · urgent · pressing · moment · short term · horizon · brink
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
- verb tensespast tense, present tense, past, present, simple past
- future tensewill be, will do, will have, will call, going to
temporal distance
immediate futuredistant future
Time very far ahead
far future · the long run · down the road · someday · in time
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