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
But there’s an immediacy about sound.
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
The great rappers tend to work with that kind of immediacy.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The transparent nature of providing live updates—often with caveats about accuracy or sometimes later corrections—captures simultaneously a claim to immediacy and uncertainty that has a unique epistemic value in its own right.
—Daniel Jackson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
The great rappers tend to work with that kind of immediacy.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The transparent nature of providing live updates—often with caveats about accuracy or sometimes later corrections—captures simultaneously a claim to immediacy and uncertainty that has a unique epistemic value in its own right.
—Daniel Jackson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for immediacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immediacy
proximity
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With two Canadian host cities and a home crowd to play to, that absence is conspicuous in a roster otherwise built around proximity to the action.—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Another consideration for those monitoring at home is proximity to medical care.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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“Immediacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immediacy. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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