noun
- the quality or state of being recent; newness in time
Examples
- The recency of the discovery made it front-page news.
- Due to the recency of her graduation, she still felt like a student.
- The recency of the data ensures its accuracy for current analysis.
- The recency effect explains why people remember the last items on a list better.
- Given the recency of the policy change, many employees are still adjusting.
- The recency of his arrival meant he hadn’t yet settled into the new city.