immediate

/ɪˈmiːdiət/

Syllables im·me·di·ate

Stress im-ME-di-ate

Phonics Breakdown

im

/ɪm/

short i

me

/miː/

magic e

di

/di/

long i (i_e)

ate

/ət/

schwa

Meaning

happening or done at once; without delay

Sound Reference

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im=/ɪm/(image) + me=/miː/(me) + di=/di/(media) + ate=/ət/(chocolate)

Example

We need an immediate response to the problem.