nearimmediacy
Nearimmediacy is a descriptive term applied across disciplines to denote a state or condition in which events, information, or responses occur with latency that is very small and perceived as nearly immediate, though not perfectly instantaneous. The concept emphasizes the closeness in time between trigger and effect rather than a guaranteed zero delay.
The term is not widely standardized and is typically used qualitatively rather than as a precise measurement;
In journalism and media, near-immediate reporting refers to the rapid publication of news after an event, leveraging
In psychology and perception, near-immediacy can describe very fast responses or the sense that a stimulus
Measurement is context-dependent and often involves latency metrics in milliseconds for technical systems or subjective judgments