What is the meaning of immediacy?

Lack of an intervening or mediating agency.
- usage: "the immediacy of television coverage"
- synonyms: immediateness
Immediate intuitive awareness.
- synonyms: immediate apprehension
The quickness of action or occurrence.
- usage: "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"
- synonyms: immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy

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APA	WordNet. (2010). immediacy. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/immediacy/definitions/1210983
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