Immediate
Immediate adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: we need to solve the immediate problems before working on the more long-term ones
Ongoing and immediate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ongoing" instead an adjective "Immediate".
Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy
Ongoing
Ongoing adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: the ongoing presidential campaign
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The ongoing Britannian world subplot serves as a deconstruction of said betrayal by showing the immediate aftermath had it happened in canon, with Kallen defecting in disgust and facing the Emperor instead, Rolo outing the Black Knights' betrayal as payback, and the UFN falling apart.
Source: Deconstruction Fic - In Jim Butcher's other series, The Dresden Files, Harry is first forcibly recruited into the Wardens after their ranks are reduced by almost three quarters in a single battle, to give him legitimacy in the immediate battle, and force him to help in the ongoing war against the Red Court.
Source: Field Promotion -
Unless prepared to deliver immediate first aid, or if the object itself is an ongoing threat due to dirtiness or instability, it's better to leave something like a knife impaled in the wound to limit bleeding.
Source: Film / Kung Fu Hustle
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