Following and Immediate

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Following adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.

Usage example: the following morning, I found the cat was gone

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

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

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

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

Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy

Instead of getting demoted to following the new hero, Shinjiro Taiga, Ratchet gets the promotion she deserves from being Taiga's immediate commanding officer to still being his immediate commanding officer.

Source: Quickly Demoted Leader
Planet of the Apes: Starting with the third movie Escape from the Planet of the Apes, the franchise switched from following human characters in the far future to ape characters in the present or immediate future.

Source: Retool
Set in the immediate aftermath of WWII, the musical follows its characters in a Paris still scarred and tentative following the Nazi occupation.

Source: Theatre / An American in Paris

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