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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Effective

hi
What does 'effective' mean in:

"A U.S. government study of an experimental HIV vaccine has been halted effective immediately,..."

?Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

It was halted now. Not 20 minutes from now. Not two hours from now.

  • It was halted now.
  • Not 20 minutes from now.
  • Not two hours from now.
  • Not tomorrow.
  • Not next week.
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It was halted now. Not 20 minutes from now. Not two hours from now. Not tomorrow. Not next week.

Consider
eg Tom is the new Sales Manager, effective immediately.
eg Mary will be the new Production Manager, effective next Monday.
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you mean it means 'exactly'?
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Not quite. More like "Starting right now".
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So, 'effective immediately' mean 'right now'?
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soheil1So, 'effective immediately' mean 'right now'?
Not exactly. Starting right now conveys the meaning, but by itself right now does not.
Right now means at this moment. Used by itself (without the starting, or some other action) it describes the situation as it exists at present, but

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