As far as recency is concerned, recentness appears to be the only synonym available. However, from what I understand from your question, temporal proximity is what fits your need best.

1 We are struggling to find the correct word (s) that describes a list of all messages in the system that are sorted by recency. Trending does not work because what we are displaying is not what is …

Jun 12, 2019 · Freshness can represent recency or relative newness. From Oxford Learner's Dictionary: [uncountable] the fact of being made or experienced recently Based on the freshness of the tyre …

The only Americanism I see in the sentences you cite is the use of just with the Past Simple. In British English, just is usually used with the Present Perfect tense, which is considered the correct thing to …

May 9, 2018 · It is arguable that the experiential and resultative categories are broad enough to cover all non-continuative uses, but recency adds an important component to the account. For example, [15ii] …

May 14, 2021 · Recency illusion is a cognitive bias commonly reinforced by the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon, which occurs when one suddenly starts noticing something one's noticed for the first …

Dec 23, 2017 · Is recency the only reason to use the “perfect of recent past”, or should we use it strictly when giving a new or “hot” information? What exactly makes us choose to use the present tense with …

Jun 2, 2023 · The transitive multi word verb catch someone out has several different senses: catch someone out [show / discover wrongdoing] [Collins labels this sense 'mainly British'; M-W doesn't …

Sep 7, 2018 · It leads me to the confusion, when it comes to contradicting between some prepositions. Today, I want to know the distinction between the two similar senses of these prepositions: under, …

Mar 4, 2019 · Linquists refer to the recency illusion where a usage is thought to be newer than it is; it is particularly common for usages that someone doesn't like.