urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən(t)-sē 
plural urgencies
1
: the quality or state of being urgent : insistence
2
: a force or impulse that impels or constrains : urge
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Such beliefs, the agency worries, could produce a lack of urgency about the need to seek safe shelter during a storm before threats of lightning intensify.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This will happen during the first quarter moon in Cancer, which adds a sense of urgency and desire to act on your romantic feelings.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Such beliefs, the agency worries, could produce a lack of urgency about the need to seek safe shelter during a storm before threats of lightning intensify.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Southeast Side resident Anne Holcomb emphasized a sense of urgency as worries grow in her community about the environmental impacts of a PsiQuantum computing facility that will be built in the area.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgency
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgency. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən-sē
: the quality or state of being urgent
Medical Definition
urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən-sē
plural urgencies
: a sudden compelling need to urinate or defecate
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