noun [U] (written)
1 the quality in sth that makes it seem as if it is happening now, close to you and is therefore important, urgent, etc:
the immediacy of the problem / threat * Newspapers lack the immediacy of television.
2 lack of delay; speed:
Our aim is immediacy of response to emergency calls.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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