immediacy

noun

im·me·di·a·cy | \i-ˈmē-dē-ə-sē,

British often -ˈmē-jə-sē\

plural immediacies

Definition of immediacy

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

My father knew pain and suffering with an intimacy and immediacy most of us are blessed never to have endured. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Read the Full Transcript of Meghan McCain's Eulogy for Her Father John McCain," 1 Sep. 2018 Just as the intimacy and immediacy of hitchhiking has been supplanted by fear and suspicion, the phone call, particularly the cold call, now sends a chill down the spine. — Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, "Stop answering your phone," 6 Jan. 2018 Instead, the series is infused by a sense of intelligent curiosity and unforced immediacy. — Maureen Ryan, New York Times, "‘The Staircase’ on Netflix Revisits a Genre-Defining Trial," 7 June 2018 Pinot Noir is lightly tannined, transparent, casually profound in the right hands — but Passetoutgrain’s charm and immediacy come from the Gamay, which is itself a lens for terroir but which is that much more accessible in its youth. — Patrick Comiskey, latimes.com, "Alternatives to Burgundy, from Burgundy," 29 June 2018 Both possessed bright red fruit flavors — strawberries, red raspberries, Montmorency cherries — light, forward, juicy and translucent, with textures that emphasize immediacy over complexity. — Patrick Comiskey, latimes.com, "Why you should be drinking Gamay Noir this summer," 11 July 2018 The men look so much of their time (immediacy) as to seem to have stepped outside of time (as in a fairy tale). — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "At Yale: on the threshold and under the volcano," 6 July 2018 These works create a feeling of immediacy but also one of experimentation, as if the artists were constantly probing the limits of what was possible amid landscapes of political repression. — New York Times, "The Art of Staying Cool: 10 Can’t-Miss Summer Shows in New York," 4 July 2018 Holtcamp's vision is successful here in evoking the sense of immediacy - even desperation - in matters of romance that war evokes. — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, "Shakespeare Fest's 'All's Well' a rare, but frustrating comedy," 5 June 2018

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