Meaning & use
Immediacy
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The quality of happening or being felt right away, without delay or mediation.
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The live broadcast gave viewers a sense of immediacy they couldn't get from a recorded segment.
The painter captured the immediacy of the battle with quick, urgent brushstrokes.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in media and art criticism to describe work that feels vivid and present, as though happening in real time.
Words with a similar meaning
urgencydirectness
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Words with an opposite meaning
delayremoteness
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