as in proximity
the state or condition of being near
the immediacy of Christmas is just beginning to dawn on many last-minute shoppers
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Recent Examples of immediacy
Warren found Soderbergh’s oblique way of directing perfect for an oblique script — and a movie that became even more oblique in the editing, as Soderbergh reshuffled the linear narrative to be out of order and more evocative of past memories than a present-day story being told with immediacy.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Navigating The Challenges Of Mobile Messaging While mobile messaging can offer significant reach and immediacy, businesses commonly face challenges in leveraging its full potential.
—Ivan Ostojić, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The new immediacy should give passengers a clearer sense of whether their case is being addressed.
—AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
The immediacy and interactivity of social media platforms amplified the outrage, encouraging group mobilization.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Navigating The Challenges Of Mobile Messaging While mobile messaging can offer significant reach and immediacy, businesses commonly face challenges in leveraging its full potential.
—Ivan Ostojić, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The new immediacy should give passengers a clearer sense of whether their case is being addressed.
—AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
The immediacy and interactivity of social media platforms amplified the outrage, encouraging group mobilization.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immediacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immediacy
proximity
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Because of the two storms’ proximity, experts are watching for the possible occurrence of an unusual phenomenon called the Fujiwhara effect.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Immediacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immediacy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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