immediacy

im·me·di·a·cy

noun
\i-ˈmē-dē-ə-sē, British often -ˈmē-jə-sē\

plural im·me·di·a·cies

Definition of IMMEDIACY

1

: the quality or state of being immediate

2

: something that is immediate —usually used in plural

Examples of IMMEDIACY

1. Television coverage gave the war greater immediacy than it had ever before had.
2. There is an immediacy to watching a live performance that you cannot get from hearing a recording.

First Known Use of IMMEDIACY

1605

Related to IMMEDIACY

Synonyms: adjacency, closeness, contiguity, proximity, nearness, propinquity, vicinity

Antonyms: distance, remoteness

Related Words: abutment, juxtaposition

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