Immediacy
noun
Quality of happening or being done instantly without delay.
The immediacy of the internet has changed the way we get news.
Often appears as...
- gives immediacy to
- sense of immediacy
noun
Quality of bringing someone straight into a particular experience, especially through art or media.
I was captivated by the immediacy of their music.
Often appears as...
- immediacy of the experience
- artistic immediacy
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
Closeness in relationship.
The immediacy of their connection was palpable.
Often appears as...
- immediacy of connection
- relationship's immediacy
noun
Quality of happening or being done instantly without delay.
The immediacy of the internet has changed the way we get news.
Often appears as...
- gives immediacy to
- sense of immediacy
noun
Quality of bringing someone straight into a particular experience, especially through art or media.
I was captivated by the immediacy of their music.
Often appears as...
- immediacy of the experience
- artistic immediacy
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
Closeness in relationship.
The immediacy of their connection was palpable.
Often appears as...
- immediacy of connection
- relationship's immediacy
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Time Sensitivity
Immediacy implies a critical need for speed, often in response to an event or for timely results.
The immediacy of medical care often determines recovery speed.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Technology
Used to describe services or communication that happens ultra-fast, especially because of modern technology.
People expect the immediacy of email responses within a day.
Pro Tip 3/3Express Urgency
Often used to convey urgency or the importance of quick action in situations.
The immediacy of the evacuation order had everyone scrambling.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Sensitivity
Immediacy implies a critical need for speed, often in response to an event or for timely results.
The immediacy of medical care often determines recovery speed.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Technology
Used to describe services or communication that happens ultra-fast, especially because of modern technology.
People expect the immediacy of email responses within a day.
Pro Tip 3/3Express Urgency
Often used to convey urgency or the importance of quick action in situations.
The immediacy of the evacuation order had everyone scrambling.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Sensitivity
Immediacy implies a critical need for speed, often in response to an event or for timely results.
The immediacy of medical care often determines recovery speed.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Technology
Used to describe services or communication that happens ultra-fast, especially because of modern technology.
People expect the immediacy of email responses within a day.
Pro Tip 3/3Express Urgency
Often used to convey urgency or the importance of quick action in situations.
The immediacy of the evacuation order had everyone scrambling.
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Amir Nizar Zuabi: A...
We don't have the infrastructure, we don't have the big artistic institutions. What we do have is a need and something to say about the world we live in. Taking my shows to communities and refugee camps in Palestine, I was always struck by the immediacy of the encounter
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What is Blue Planet...
oceans again from three different places on the planet and also updating our our audiences what the state of the oceans are celebrating the scientists who are doing extraordinary research to give some of our ocean ecosystem a lifeline the immediacy the anticipation the
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
a veteran slam poet who spent decades teaching children to express themselves through spoken words, a Lesson, which offers a guide to creating poetry with immediacy and power, also serves as a great example of exactly that. It's a story told in the form of a poem
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Reuben Margolin:...
and the beauty and immediacy of the world, where if you even try to look deeper you've already missed what you're looking for, this tension is what makes the sculptures move. And for me, the path between these two extremes takes the shape of a wave.
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Telling History: Behind...
immediacy in terms of our experience of this period in history and then with rod lorry who is a director at the top of his form but one who thrives in this political forum and between the two of them there was such a deep foundation of
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The Impact of Keeping...
There's a huge variety of fish on offer. Varying shapes, sizes, colours, habitats. and along with the abundance of choice, is the immediacy of buying them, at pet shops across our high streets and online. Where are they coming from?
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Norman Foster: Building...
finally connects with the physical world, there is the reality that that has become humanized, so that digital world has all the friendliness, all the immediacy, the orientation of the analog world. Probably summed up in a way
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Kevin Kelly: The next...
they will share more and more in common with each other. So that the laws of media, such as the fact that copies have no value, the value's in the uncopiable things, the immediacy, the authentication, the personalization.
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Community-powered...
to drug treatment programs, to education. And we're now wearing this shirt in courts all across the country. And people are wearing this shirt because they want the immediacy of protecting their people
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The evolution of tech in...
great portraits in history I did not take this one have have a very shallow depth of field but they also have an immediacy you can almost feel that you're there with with
Video examples
Amir Nizar Zuabi: A...
We don't have the infrastructure, we don't have the big artistic institutions. What we do have is a need and something to say about the world we live in. Taking my shows to communities and refugee camps in Palestine, I was always struck by the immediacy of the encounter
Video examples
What is Blue Planet...
oceans again from three different places on the planet and also updating our our audiences what the state of the oceans are celebrating the scientists who are doing extraordinary research to give some of our ocean ecosystem a lifeline the immediacy the anticipation the
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
a veteran slam poet who spent decades teaching children to express themselves through spoken words, a Lesson, which offers a guide to creating poetry with immediacy and power, also serves as a great example of exactly that. It's a story told in the form of a poem
Video examples
Reuben Margolin:...
and the beauty and immediacy of the world, where if you even try to look deeper you've already missed what you're looking for, this tension is what makes the sculptures move. And for me, the path between these two extremes takes the shape of a wave.
Video examples
Telling History: Behind...
immediacy in terms of our experience of this period in history and then with rod lorry who is a director at the top of his form but one who thrives in this political forum and between the two of them there was such a deep foundation of
Video examples
The Impact of Keeping...
There's a huge variety of fish on offer. Varying shapes, sizes, colours, habitats. and along with the abundance of choice, is the immediacy of buying them, at pet shops across our high streets and online. Where are they coming from?
Video examples
Norman Foster: Building...
finally connects with the physical world, there is the reality that that has become humanized, so that digital world has all the friendliness, all the immediacy, the orientation of the analog world. Probably summed up in a way
Video examples
Kevin Kelly: The next...
they will share more and more in common with each other. So that the laws of media, such as the fact that copies have no value, the value's in the uncopiable things, the immediacy, the authentication, the personalization.
Video examples
Community-powered...
to drug treatment programs, to education. And we're now wearing this shirt in courts all across the country. And people are wearing this shirt because they want the immediacy of protecting their people
Video examples
The evolution of tech in...
great portraits in history I did not take this one have have a very shallow depth of field but they also have an immediacy you can almost feel that you're there with with
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Quote examples
Billy Crudup
American Actor
One of the things an actor tries to access is immediacy, so that you feel like you're experiencing it for the first time. But when you're playing a character who knows what's going to happen and can't stop himself to reacting although he knows he can't stop himself from reacting, there's a whole separate set of things to consider.
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Chuck D
American Musician
The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.
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Vint Cerf
American Scientist
The immediacy of the mobile changes it from what we're accustomed to in the personal computing world to something that's instantaneous... What's interesting and powerful about the mobile environment is that it's connected to services on the Internet. This augments both platforms.
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Maryanne Wolf
American Educator
Children need to have both time to think and the motivation to think for themselves, to develop an expert reading brain, before the digital mode dominates their reading. The immediacy and volume of information should not be confused with true knowledge.
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Tamsin Greig
English Actress
We live in a fast-paced culture where we're asked to make snap decisions all day long, so I suppose cash-point donations feed into the immediacy of our life experience. So it's a great idea. But I think it needs careful handling.
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Lawrence Wright
American Author
A documentary film is a great way of helping people understand because, somehow, when one is able to see the people involved, it lends a certain immediacy and understanding that is hard to get on the page.
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Tom Cruise
American Actor
What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of their own life in a picture, in a scene, they get locked into a particular way to play the scene, and it lacks an immediacy.
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Tamara Tunie
American Actress
I'm always happy and most at home on the stage. I love film and television, but I love live performance... your immediacy with the audience, it makes all the difference in the world.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
I think we live in a culture that is actually hedging all of it towards comfort and immediacy, things that scare me. All the things that they sell us as a way of life scare me.
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Malcolm Turnbull
Australian Politician
I love radio - its immediacy and especially its intimacy... it is part of your life, whispering into your ear. You can't see it, but equally importantly it can't see you.
Quote examples
Billy Crudup
American Actor
One of the things an actor tries to access is immediacy, so that you feel like you're experiencing it for the first time. But when you're playing a character who knows what's going to happen and can't stop himself to reacting although he knows he can't stop himself from reacting, there's a whole separate set of things to consider.
Quote examples
Chuck D
American Musician
The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.
Quote examples
Vint Cerf
American Scientist
The immediacy of the mobile changes it from what we're accustomed to in the personal computing world to something that's instantaneous... What's interesting and powerful about the mobile environment is that it's connected to services on the Internet. This augments both platforms.
Quote examples
Maryanne Wolf
American Educator
Children need to have both time to think and the motivation to think for themselves, to develop an expert reading brain, before the digital mode dominates their reading. The immediacy and volume of information should not be confused with true knowledge.
Quote examples
Tamsin Greig
English Actress
We live in a fast-paced culture where we're asked to make snap decisions all day long, so I suppose cash-point donations feed into the immediacy of our life experience. So it's a great idea. But I think it needs careful handling.
Quote examples
Lawrence Wright
American Author
A documentary film is a great way of helping people understand because, somehow, when one is able to see the people involved, it lends a certain immediacy and understanding that is hard to get on the page.
Quote examples
Tom Cruise
American Actor
What I find sometimes that is tricky is if actors are using too much of their own life in a picture, in a scene, they get locked into a particular way to play the scene, and it lacks an immediacy.
Quote examples
Tamara Tunie
American Actress
I'm always happy and most at home on the stage. I love film and television, but I love live performance... your immediacy with the audience, it makes all the difference in the world.
Quote examples
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
I think we live in a culture that is actually hedging all of it towards comfort and immediacy, things that scare me. All the things that they sell us as a way of life scare me.
Quote examples
Malcolm Turnbull
Australian Politician
I love radio - its immediacy and especially its intimacy... it is part of your life, whispering into your ear. You can't see it, but equally importantly it can't see you.
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