in·stan·cy

(ĭn′stən-sē)

1. The quality or condition of being insistent; urgency: the instancy of their prayers.

2. Immediacy of occurrence; instantaneousness: the instancy of her response.

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instancy

(ˈɪnstənsɪ)

1. the quality of being urgent or imminent

2. instantaneousness; immediateness

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in•stan•cy

(ˈɪn stən si)

n.

1. the quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.

2. immediateness.

[1505–15; < Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	instancy - the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" immediateness, instantaneousness, immediacy celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid
	2.	instancy - the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" imperativeness urgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

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