exigency

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Exigency is defined as a condition of urgency.

(noun)

An example of exigency is the need to deliver a package quickly.

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See exigency in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. exigencies

  1. the condition or quality of being exigent; urgency
  2. a situation calling for immediate action or attention
  3. pressing needs; demands; requirements

Origin: ML exigentia

Also exigence

See exigency in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ex·i·gen·cies
  1. The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action.
  2. A pressing or urgent situation. See Synonyms at crisis.
  3. Urgent requirements; pressing needs. Often used in the plural.

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