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
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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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Once the immediacy of that task fades, years of accounting for the neighborhood’s many losses lie ahead, as does the ongoing rebuilding.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The immediacy of these relations and connections contributes warmth and poignancy, but not necessarily deep insight into the man that Kaufman actually became.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Kaspersky warns that cybercriminals exploit the need for immediacy, crafting a sense of urgency that’s catnip for this powerful generation of shoppers in particular, and leaves them at risk.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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“Immediacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immediacy. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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