instancy
noun
in·stan·cy ˈin(t)-stən(t)-sē 
plural instancies
1
: urgency, insistence
2
: nearness of approach : imminence
3
: immediacy of occurrence or action : instantaneousness
Word History
First Known Use
1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1
instancy
noun
as in urgency
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- urgency
- exigency
- importance
- insistence
- moment
- momentousness
- consequence
- significance
- magnitude
- seriousness
- gravity
- weightiness
- import
- precedence
- weight
- priority
- account
- primacy
- preference
- ascendancy
- supremacy
- preeminence
- front burner
- right-of-way
- ascendency
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- back burner