The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
IMMEDIATENESS
immediacy, immediateness
(noun) lack of an intervening or mediating agency; “the immediacy of television coverage”
immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy
(noun) the quickness of action or occurrence; “the immediacy of their response”; “the instancy of modern communication”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
immediateness (countable and uncountable, plural immediatenesses)
the state of being immediate; immediacy
Synonyms
• instantaneousness; see also instantaneity
Source: Wiktionary
Im*me"di*ate*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or relations of being immediate in manner, place, or time; exemption from second or interventing causes. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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