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n. - Lack of an intervening or mediating agency; The quickness of action or occurrence.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Adjective : an immediate reply. ,the immediate future. ,in the immediate vicinity. ,our immediate plans. ,an immediate cause....
  • I like the immediateness you can get with the web.
  • The sterilization issue has a unique immediateness to it.
  • I find the physicality and immediateness of real life shopping makes it harder for me to resist my impulse buys.
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