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urgency in American English

(ˈɜrdʒənsi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈurgencies
1. 
the quality or state of beingurgent; need for action, haste, etc.; stress or pressure, as of necessity
2. 
insistence; importunity
3. 
something urgent

Examples of 'urgency' in a sentence
urgency

I took the front steps two at a time, recalling the urgency in Albert Dopplinger's voice.
Tapply, William G THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR (1993)
The recovery of his gold pen could only have seemed that urgent in the light of a greater urgency.
Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER (1993)
Their urgency was infectious, his puzzlement prompted like the sting of memory.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (1993)

Synonyms of 'urgency'

importance, need, necessity, gravity
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In other languages
urgency

British English: urgency /ˈɜːdʒənsɪ/ NOUN
Urgency is the quality of being urgent or pressing.
It is a matter of utmost urgency.
  • American English: urgency
  • Arabic: أَمْرٌ عَاجِل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: urgência
  • Chinese: 紧急情况
  • Croatian: hitnost
  • Czech: naléhavost
  • Danish: uopsættelighed
  • Dutch: spoed
  • European Spanish: urgencia
  • Finnish: kiireellisyys
  • French: urgence
  • German: Dringlichkeit
  • Greek: επιτακτικότητα
  • Italian: urgenza
  • Japanese: 緊急
  • Korean: 긴급
  • Norwegian: hastverk
  • Polish: pilna potrzeba
  • European Portuguese: urgência
  • Romanian: urgență
  • Russian: срочность
  • Latin American Spanish: urgencia
  • Swedish: brådska
  • Thai: การเร่งรีบ
  • Turkish: ivedilik
  • Ukrainian: невідкладна справа
  • Vietnamese: sự khẩn cấp

Chinese translation of 'urgency'

urgency

(ˈəːdʒənsɪ)

n (u)

  1. [of task] 紧(緊)迫 (jǐnpò)
    a note of urgency (in voice) 急迫的语(語)气(氣) (jípò de yǔqì)
    sense of urgency 紧(緊)迫感 (jǐnpògǎn)
    as a matter of urgency 作为(為)紧(緊)急事件 (zuòwéi jǐnjí shìjiàn)
(noun) 
It is a matter of utmost urgency.
Synonyms
importance
need
In her moment of need, her mother was nowhere to be seen.
necessity
They sometimes had to struggle to pay for necessities.
gravity
You don't seem to appreciate the gravity of this situation.
pressure
The pressures of modern life are great.
hurry
the hurry of people wanting to get home
seriousness
the seriousness of the crisis
extremity
exigency
Financial exigency forced him to sell up his business.
imperativeness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of exigency
Financial exigency forced him to sell up his business.
Synonyms
urgency,
pressure,
difficulty,
emergency,
crisis,
stress,
distress,
necessity,
constraint,
hardship,
acuteness,
demandingness,
criticalness,
imperativeness,
needfulness,
pressingness
in the sense of gravity
Definition
seriousness or importance
You don't seem to appreciate the gravity of this situation.
Synonyms
seriousness,
importance,
consequence,
significance,
urgency,
severity,
acuteness,
moment,
weightiness,
momentousness,
perilousness,
hazardousness
in the sense of hurry
Definition
urgency or eagerness
the hurry of people wanting to get home
Synonyms
rush,
haste,
speed,
urgency,
bustle,
flurry,
commotion,
precipitation,
quickness,
celerity (formal),
promptitude

Nearby words of
urgency

  • urchin
  • urge
  • urge someone on
  • urgency
  • urgent
  • urinate
  • urine

Synonyms of 'urgency'

urgency

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of necessity
Definition
something needed
They sometimes had to struggle to pay for necessities.
Synonyms
essential,
need,
requirement,
fundamental,
exigency,
indispensable
in the sense of need
Definition
distress
In her moment of need, her mother was nowhere to be seen.
Synonyms
emergency,
want,
necessity,
urgency,
exigency
in the sense of pressure
Definition
urgent claims or demands
The pressures of modern life are great.
Synonyms
stress,
demands,
difficulty,
strain,
press,
heat,
load,
burden,
distress,
hurry,
urgency,
hassle (informal),
uphill (South Africa),
adversity,
affliction,
exigency
in the sense of seriousness
the seriousness of the crisis
Synonyms
importance,
gravity,
urgency,
moment,
weight,
danger,
significance
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