Alert and Immediate

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Alert adjective - Having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation.

Usage example: an alert force of commandos, ready to go on a mission at a moment's notice

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Immediate and alert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Immediate" instead an adjective "Alert".

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Immediate adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.

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Alert and immediate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alert" instead an adjective "Immediate".

Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy

Make the slightest noise on a metal surface, or shoot an arrow at a wall, and most of the time everyone in the immediate vicinity will be on full alert looking for you.

Source: It's Probably Nothing
Subverted later in the same episode: Anita's initial attempts to alert the party to her predicament were ignored, but her remark that she had two shadows drew their immediate and total attention.

Source: Not Now, Kiddo aka: Not Now Kid
All Crimes Are Equal: The games tend to give most guards only two alert levels - "perfectly fine" and "immediate application of deadly force".

Source: Video Game / Hitman

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