instantaneousness
- noun
- /ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs.nəs/
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inmediatez
- In emergency situations, the instantaneousness of response can mean the difference between life and death.
Examples
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These are good points, but my understanding, of which I’m not sure because we really don’t know enough, is that the admin believes the instantaneousness of this procedure is valuable and is something terrorists might not have counted on.
Blog text (6) -
The very instantaneousness of global economic integration, which distinguishes today's globalization from that of the 17th or 18th centuries, means the risks are higher.
Academic text (2003) -
Here, as in the passage describing the "one moment," singularity and instantaneousness are emphasized.
Academic text (2018) -
The instantaneousness of the loss of freedom and of the dissolution of a people, irrespective of any judgment about the character or the rectitude of the representatives, shows that that is not the issue.
Academic text (2000) -
He saw that Gelee blanche was sustainable as a painting made by a synthesizing eye, but made the wrong thing: instantaneousness, responsible for its sustenance.
Academic text (1998) -
You can, if you wish; the instantaneousness of the switch means you might as well be "multitasking," to use the word that applies to self-inflicted ADHD, but the difference between laptop internet and iPad is the difference between skim and dwell.
Blog text (27) -
The instantaneousness of online communication allows people to connect across the globe without delay.
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Advancements in technology have greatly improved the instantaneousness of our access to information.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
How fast someone or something moves
16
5.8
A feeling that you are experiencing something directly right now
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2.8
Ability to move the body very fast and with good control
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4.6
Very fast movement, action, or change
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2.9
Great speed in moving or acting
4
3.5
Doing something quickly and at the expected time
Quick action that happens immediately
Happening right away with nothing in between
The speed at which something moves or happens
How fast something happens or is done
How Immediate
Surface Forms
Morphology
instantaneousness = instantaneous (semi-transparent) = instant + aneous + ness
The noun is a standard and highly productive nominalization of the adjective 'instantaneous' using '-ness'.
Etymology
Instantaneousness comes from the small word instant, which means 'at once' or 'right now' (as in 'instant coffee' or an 'instant reply'), plus the ending -aneous and the noun ending -ness. So instantaneousness means 'happening immediately', without delay.