immediacy

After a series of drone attacks on ships off the coast, the conflict in Ukraine has taken on a new immediacy for residents of Krapets, a tiny Bulgarian Black Sea fishing village.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lee said: "It is really a once in a lifetime experience, you have a very real feeling of immediacy and freedom, and you get a great view."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

“When people are living together, there’s the opportunity for spontaneous interaction, rather than formal events. There’s immediacy to connecting when people are in the same space.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Cimarusti and Echiverri say they are grateful for the rush of guests since the closure announcement, but they hope the visits spread through June — past the immediacy of the news.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Maybe it was the immediacy of the situation or maybe she was just too tired, but Blanca asked no questions.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

I was engaging with the middle and upper class for the first time – it was surreal, seeing people who didn’t have to worry about the immediacies of life.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020

Under the steely immediacies of England's sky, it should make sensational reading.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ancient schisms of the Christian church can seem far removed, sometimes, from the exciting immediacies of Park Avenue.

From Time Magazine Archive

In almost everything he discussed with the leaders of Asia, President Nixon found it necessary to deal in immediacies: a shooting war, changing alliances, a U.S. troop withdrawal that has already begun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leisure is needed because, in the routine activities of industry, men's actions are determined not by their imagination, but by the immediacies of practical demands.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman