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instancy

ins·tancy

uncommon

noun

1.

the quickness of action or occurrence

  • “the immediacy of their response”
  • “the instancy of modern communication”
2.

urgently demanding attention

  • “the insistence of their hunger”
  • “he pressed his demand with considerable instancy”

Origin

From instant + -cy.

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