Noun: urgency ur-jun(t)-see
- Pressing importance requiring speedy action
"the urgency of his need"
- The state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
"The urgency of the situation required immediate action"
- 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"
- Insistent solicitation and entreaty
"his urgency left me no alternative but to agree";
- importunity, urging
Derived forms: urgencies
Type of: importance, importancy [archaic], necessity, situation, solicitation
Encyclopedia: Urgency