urgency Definition
ur·gency (ʉr′jən sē)
noun pl. -·cies
- the quality or state of beingurgent; need for action, haste, etc.; stress or pressure, as of necessity
- insistence; importunity
- something urgent
urgency Synonyms
urgency Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- situation: Do you see the urgency of the whole situation?
- matter: He tells you, that the matter with which he is charged, has all the urgency of a matter in hand.
- task: Even scaling up best practice is unlikely to meet the urgency of the tasks.
- threat: Thus, the whole case for war - the urgency of the threat - falls apart.
- moment: It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment and to underestimate the determination of the Negro.
- repair: Failure to recognize the urgency of repairs led to delays where prompt action would have saved money or prevented the problem getting worse.
Converse of object
- underline: This underlines the urgency of the need for effective advice and procedures for withdrawal.
- inject: The gathering was widely seen as a missed opportunity to inject the necessary urgency, fresh momentum and political will into the process.
- emphasize: The potentialities of aerial warfare and the extreme vulnerability of non-combatants to its attacks tend to emphasize the urgency of agreements of this nature.
- lend: The study was greeted as lending urgency to calls for reforms of the library service.
- convey: How can we convey the urgency of moving quickly?
- perceive: They could identify to the controller the perceived urgency of a call.
Adjective modifier
- utmost: For any enquires please feel free to contact us, we will deal with your inquiry with the utmost urgency.
- urinary: Studies support Prelief's efficiency in reducing bladder pain and urinary urgency when used in the diets of interstitial cystitis ( IC ) sufferers.
- extreme: Legislation of the type discussed later is a matter of extreme urgency.
- added: However, exposure to asbestos presents an added urgency for routine appointments.
- desperate: It can be frightening to yearn for a child, and it is hard to fathom the desperate urgency that comes with.. .
- sufficient: Was the matter put to the section 4 committees with sufficient urgency?
Modifies a noun
procedure: The final response will be agreed through urgency procedures.
Noun used with modifier
time: Type b Low levels of competitiveness, time urgency and hostility.

