 immediacy |
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| 1. | [ noun ] lack of an intervening or mediating agency | |
| Synonyms: | immediateness | |
| Examples: | : "the immediacy of television coverage" |
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| Related terms: | mediacy directness immediate mediate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] immediate intuitive awareness | |
| Synonyms: | immediate_apprehension | |
| Related terms: | intuition | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the quickness of action or occurrence | |
| Synonyms: | instancy instantaneousness immediateness | |
| Examples: | "the immediacy of their response" "the instancy of modern communication" |
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| Related terms: | celerity | |
