immediacy

Example Sentences

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In the immediacy of Disney, it sunk in as wondrous reflection on Donne’s line: “Though I speed not, I cannot miss.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Moreover, the central bank acknowledges, it would "conflict with the core design principle of immediacy of digital payments".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Bell’s device was the first to successfully convert the human voice into an undulating electrical current—introducing intimacy, emotion and increased immediacy into long-distance communications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A 300-page argument cannot compete, in speed or emotional immediacy, with a viral clip or a daily podcast.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Pauline Hawthorne’s work, she learned, was known for its immediacy and its intimacy, for interrogating images of femininity and identity.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng