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immediacy

/ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/ noun C2
  1. The quality of being immediate, of happening right away. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Lack of mediation; directness. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Immediate awareness or apprehension. (countable, uncountable)

Plural immediacies

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The sheer pressure of this relentless deadline might have paralyzed a lesser writer, yet Dickens thrived on the exhilarating immediacy of the process.
The Master of Suspense: Dickens in Installments, p. 1 · C2

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