Explain the meaning of という or と + いう?


Here is the sentence: それは改良を必要としますが、すぐにということではありません。

I can't understand this part: すぐに_Adverb + という_Particle? + こと_Noun + では_DEWA +
ありません_Verb. I know that という is an expression "said; called thus", but what is
it doing here and what connection does it have to the preceding adverb and
other sentence parts? Is it just "すぐに_quickly という_said"?




という as "said, called thus" is composed of

  * the quoting particle と
  * the verb 言う

E.g.

> アルジュナという戦士はバガヴァッド・ギーターの主人公です。  
>  The warrior (who is called) Arjuna is the protagonist of the Bhagavad Gītā.

Here the sentence アルジュナと言う modifies the noun 戦士, which is usually translated
with a relative clause.

The sentence you quote is a little less straight-forward, but uses the same
construction. Compare

> それはすぐに改良を必要とします。  
>  That needs some improvements straight away.
>
> それは改良を必要としますが、すぐにということではありません。  
>  That needs some improvements, but is not something to be done immediately.

The すぐに of the second (original) sentence refers to the immediacy of the need
for improvements.

The long version would be

> それは改良を必要としますが、すぐに改良を必要(とします)ということではありません。  
>  That needs some improvements, but it is not the case that we are dealing
> with something, which needs improvements straight-away.




という as "said, called thus" is composed of

  * the quoting particle と
  * the verb 言う

E.g.

> アルジュナという戦士はバガヴァッド・ギーターの主人公です。  
>  The warrior (who is called) Arjuna is the protagonist of the Bhagavad Gītā.

Here the sentence アルジュナと言う modifies the noun 戦士, which is usually translated
with a relative clause.

The sentence you quote is a little less straight-forward, but uses the same
construction. Compare

> それはすぐに改良を必要とします。  
>  That needs some improvements straight away.
>
> それは改良を必要としますが、すぐにということではありません。  
>  That needs some improvements, but is not something to be done immediately.

The すぐに of the second (original) sentence refers to the immediacy of the need
for improvements.

The long version would be

> それは改良を必要としますが、すぐに改良を必要(とします)ということではありません。  
>  That needs some improvements, but it is not the case that we are dealing
> with something, which needs improvements straight-away.

