fast vs immediate

immediate vs fast

fast is a noun but immediate is not a noun.

fast and immediate both are adjectives.

fast is a verb but immediate is not a verb.

fast is an adverb but immediate is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
immediate	No	Yes	No	No

fast (noun)	immediate (noun)
abstaining from food

fast (adjective)	immediate (adjective)
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly	having no intervening medium
at a rapid tempo	very close or connected in space or time
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time	performed with little or no delay
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time	of the present time and place
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause	immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
securely fixed in place
hurried and brief
unrestrained by convention or morality
resistant to destruction or fading
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

fast (verb)	immediate (verb)
abstain from eating
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

fast (adverb)	immediate (adverb)
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
firmly or closely

Difference between fast and immediate

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