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urgency

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/ · UK /ˈɜːdʒənsi/

urgency means: The need to deal with something important immediately.

noun

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The need to deal with something important immediately.

  • There is no urgency.
  • The storm added urgency to the repairs.
  • We must explain the urgency of getting help.

Similar words: pressing need

Common phrases: sense of urgency, great urgency, extreme urgency, urgency of something

STRONG PRESSUREC1

A strong feeling that you must do something, or strong pressure to make it happen.

  • I felt a sudden urgency to leave.
  • There was urgency in her repeated pleas.
  • The medicine reduced his urinary urgency.

How to use it: urgency to do something (He felt an urgency to speak before the meeting ended.)

Similar words: urge, insistence

Common phrases: sudden urgency, urinary urgency, urgency to act

Questions about urgency

What does urgency mean?

The need to deal with something important immediately.

What is urgency in other languages?

Türkçe: aciliyet · Español: urgencia · Français: urgence · Deutsch: Dringlichkeit · Italiano: urgenza · 日本語: 緊急性

How do you pronounce urgency?

In American English /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/; in British English /ˈɜːdʒənsi/.

How do you use urgency in a sentence?

There is no urgency. The storm added urgency to the repairs.

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