immediacy (n.)

  1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency; the immediacy of television coverage

    [ Syn: immediateness ]

  2. immediate intuitive awareness

    [ Syn: immediate apprehension ]

  3. the quickness of action or occurrence; the immediacy of their response; the instancy of modern communication

    [ Syn: immediateness , instantaneousness , instancy ]

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