instancy
1. the quickness of action or occurrence (Freq. 1) - the immediacy of their response - the instancy of modern communication • Syn: immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness • Derivationally related forms: instant, instantaneous (for: instantaneousness), immediate (for: immediateness) • Hypernyms: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness 2. the quality of being insistent - he pressed his demand with considerable instancy • Syn: imperativeness • Derivationally related forms: instant • Usage Domain: archaism • Hypernyms: urgency
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