immediacy meaning and definition

IMMEDIACY noun

Definition of immediacy (noun)

1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency
   • "the immediacy of television coverage"
   • synonyms: immediateness
   • antonym: mediacy
2. immediate intuitive awareness
   • synonyms: immediate apprehension
3. the quickness of action or occurrence
   • "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"
   • synonyms: immediateness, instancy, instantaneousness