About The Word Urgency

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Urgency

Urgency Meaning & Definition
Urgency Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Urgency?

[n] pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
[n] insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
[n] an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
[n] the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Urgency: importunity | urging

Related Terms | Find terms related to Urgency:

See Also | criticality | criticalness | cruciality | edge | haste | hurry | imperativeness | imperativeness | importance | insistence | insistence | insistency | insistency | instancy | necessity | press | pressure | sharpness | situation | solicitation | state of affairs

Urgency In Webster's Dictionary

\Ur"gen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. urgence.] The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

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