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urgency

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɝdʒənsi// UK //ˈɜːdʒənsi// ur·gen·cy

n. the quality of needing immediate action or attention. You use it when something is important and cannot wait.

n. the state of requiring prompt action or attention; a sense of pressing importance.


SIMPLE

The urgency of the situation surprised everyone.

CONTEXTUAL

The doctor treated the patient with urgency because his condition was worsening rapidly.

COMPLEX

The urgency of the climate crisis demands immediate policy changes rather than gradual adjustments over the next decade.

Synonyms
Origin

From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.

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