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
the immediacy of a live performance
2
: something that is immediate
the immediacy of our need
—usually used in plural
the basic immediacies of life
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.
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
The sense of immediacy was further aided by the production’s choice to shoot everything on location, which gave Veloso the opportunity to respond to natural light in the moment.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
According to the duo, the iPhone has been a game changer because of its immediacy, married to high photographic quality.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Minerality From glimmers of crushed salt to notes of clay and gravel, minerality takes wine beyond the immediacy of fresh fruit and flowers, grounding it in a complexity that can taste savory to saline.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
The sense of immediacy was further aided by the production’s choice to shoot everything on location, which gave Veloso the opportunity to respond to natural light in the moment.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
According to the duo, the iPhone has been a game changer because of its immediacy, married to high photographic quality.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
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 5 Dec. 2025.
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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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