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urgency Definition

ur·gency (ʉrjən sē)

noun pl. -·cies

  1. the quality or state of beingurgent; need for action, haste, etc.; stress or pressure, as of necessity
  2. insistence; importunity
  3. something urgent

urgency Synonyms

urgency

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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.

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