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.
Recent Examples on the Web
As a result, Skywalkers hovers between a sense of constant performance and disarming immediacy — the latter generally during the many vertigo-inducing drone shots of Ivan and Angela’s hair-raising accomplishments.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
At-home devices are designed to be lower in intensity than in-office treatments, which makes consistency more important than immediacy.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
But the story of China is rarely about immediacy and swiftness.
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Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Alongside artist and archival producer Hudson Campbell, who created oil portraits of the four central figures, the team leaned on AI to add animation, movement, expression, and immediacy to people whose likenesses were absent from history.
—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
At-home devices are designed to be lower in intensity than in-office treatments, which makes consistency more important than immediacy.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
But the story of China is rarely about immediacy and swiftness.
—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Alongside artist and archival producer Hudson Campbell, who created oil portraits of the four central figures, the team leaned on AI to add animation, movement, expression, and immediacy to people whose likenesses were absent from history.
—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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 7 Jul. 2026.
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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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