How to Pronounce "immediacy"
word
ˌɪˈmiˌdiəsi
ih-MEE-dee-uh-see
ɪmˈiːdɪəsi
im-EE-dee-uh-see
Definition
Immediacy is the quality of happening or being done now, without delay, or the feeling that something is very direct and urgent.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪˈmiˌdiəsi
British English
ɪmˈiːdɪəsi
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ih-MEE-dee-uh-see
UK
im-EE-dee-uh-see
Listen in Context
The immediacy of his response surprised everyone.
Social media gives news a sense of immediacy.
Live events have a special immediacy that recordings don't.
There's something about the immediacy of a face-to-face conversation that just can't be replaced by texts.