urgency
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1 importance and speed (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatethe quality of being very important and needing to be dealt with immediately.
the quality or condition of requiring immediate attention or action. Uncountable in this general sense.
ExampleThe doctor spoke with great urgency because the patient needed surgery right away.
ExampleThe climate report added a new sense of urgency to the international negotiations, forcing leaders to reconsider their previous timelines for carbon reduction.
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- leisure
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2 insistence (n.) C1 Advanced Formala strong feeling or way of speaking that shows you want something done now.
the quality of being insistent or pressing in one's demands or requests.
ExampleThere was a note of urgency in her voice when she called my name.
ExampleDespite the quiet setting, the urgency of his request was clear to everyone in the boardroom.
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3 medical need to urinate (n.) C1 Advanced Technical Medicinea sudden, strong need to go to the toilet that is difficult to wait for.
a sudden and compelling physiological need to urinate that is difficult to defer. Often used in clinical contexts regarding bladder health.
ExamplePatients with this infection often experience sudden urgency and pain.
ExampleThe clinical trial focused on medications designed to reduce urinary urgency in elderly patients suffering from overactive bladder syndrome.
UsageOften appears in the phrase 'urinary urgency'.
From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.