immediate reply
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimmediateandreply
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immediate
adjective
uk/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/us/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/
happening or done without delay or very soon after ...
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reply
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈplaɪ/us/rɪˈplaɪ/
an ...
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(Definition ofimmediateandreplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofimmediate reply
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He is pressing for animmediatereply, and hopes to be in a position to announce his decision at an early date.
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The council's letter was an expression of views which did not call for anyimmediatereply.
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I cannot give animmediatereplyto that question.
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Is he prepared to make any reply —perhaps animmediatereply?
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I do not expect animmediatereply, but it is worthy of consideration.
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To do that now just because we cannot get, or do not happen to get, animmediatereplyto what we want is not reasonable.
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I would like, however, to stress the need for animmediatereplyto the queries contained in the written question.
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Asked forimmediatereply, as parents in danger.
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He is very much given to speaking for himself and that sort ofimmediatereplyis so characteristic of him.
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I am not asking for animmediatereply.
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I have from what is left by my noble friend just three points, which do not need anyimmediatereply.
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I think it would be wrong of me to give animmediatereplyto that suggestion.
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On inquiring from friends in the neighbourhood about amenities and living conditions, theimmediatereplyis that it is hopeless without a car.
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Consequently, we allowed our defences to run down to such a point that we were not in a position to have animmediatereplyin the event of aggression.
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What he wants is animmediatereply.
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You should ask for animmediatereply.
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They reacted harshly and demanded animmediatereplyto the request for an open cabildo.
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These are important questions about which we can reasonably ask for information, which can be given later if immediate replies are not possible.
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The advertisement yields two immediate replies.
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