immediacy
noun
im·me·di·a·cy
i-ˈmē-dē-ə-sē 
British often -ˈmē-jə-sē
plural immediacies
1
: the quality or state of being immediate
2
: something that is immediate
—usually used in plural
Synonyms
Examples of immediacy in a Sentence
Television coverage gave the war greater immediacy than it had ever before had.
There is an immediacy to watching a live performance that you cannot get from hearing a recording.
Recent Examples on the Web
My goal is to create an experience today that has the depth of [the art of the past] but also the immediacy of what those things had in their own time.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
The contentious atmosphere is so vividly dramatized that the domestic upheaval of the Mortara clan, and Edgardo’s introduction to an ornate, alien world, have the immediacy of personal experience wryly recalled.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
There was an immediacy in those early live television broadcasts that today can only be effectively captured on stage, in front of a live audience.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Parham also said that Twitter had the platform's immediacy and allowed people to come together and connect, which led to so many things happening.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 May 2024
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
The contentious atmosphere is so vividly dramatized that the domestic upheaval of the Mortara clan, and Edgardo’s introduction to an ornate, alien world, have the immediacy of personal experience wryly recalled.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
There was an immediacy in those early live television broadcasts that today can only be effectively captured on stage, in front of a live audience.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Parham also said that Twitter had the platform's immediacy and allowed people to come together and connect, which led to so many things happening.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for immediacy
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“Immediacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immediacy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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immediacy
noun
im·me·di·a·cy
im-ˈēd-ē-ə-sē
plural immediacies
1
: the quality or state of being immediate
2
: something that is of immediate importance
immediacies of daily life
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