Urgency — synonyms, definition

1. urgency (Noun)

acuteness burden cleverness coercion compulsion constraint demand duty emergency exigency fierceness forcefulness importunity indigence intensity necessity need neediness obligation occasion • • •

urgency (Noun) — The state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity.

urgency (Noun) — Pressing importance requiring speedy action. ex. "the urgency of his need"

urgency (Noun) — An urgent situation calling for prompt action. ex. "I'll be there, barring any urgencies" ex. "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"

urgency (Noun) — Insistent solicitation and entreaty. ex. "his urgency left me no alternative but to agree"

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