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
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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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Unlike emails that often languish unread or phone calls that go unanswered, text messages offer a sense of immediacy and are seen promptly by recipients.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 3 July 2024
The immediacy is welcome, particularly for viewers whose primary means of following the team is through the show, and who are trying to avoid getting spoiled on game or season results(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
All these productions landed with inescapable immediacy, galvanized by today’s politics.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 16 June 2024
Elegantly rendered into English, the poem exemplifies Bei Dao’s surprising imagery and logic while also introducing an autobiographical immediacy to his work.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Nik Popli, TIME, 3 July 2024
The immediacy is welcome, particularly for viewers whose primary means of following the team is through the show, and who are trying to avoid getting spoiled on game or season results(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
All these productions landed with inescapable immediacy, galvanized by today’s politics.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 16 June 2024
Elegantly rendered into English, the poem exemplifies Bei Dao’s surprising imagery and logic while also introducing an autobiographical immediacy to his work.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“Immediacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immediacy. Accessed 26 Jul. 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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