Definitions for Urgency
ˈɜr dʒən siur·gen·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. urgencynoun

   the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

2. urgencynoun

   pressing importance requiring speedy action

   "the urgency of his need"

3. urgencynoun

   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"

4. importunity, urgency, urgingnoun

   insistent solicitation and entreaty

   "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. urgencynoun

   The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Urgencynoun

   Pressure of difficulty or necessity.

   Etymology: from urgent.

   Being for some hours extremely pressed by the necessities of nature, I was under great difficulties between urgency and shame. Gulliver’s Travels.

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1. urgency

   Urgency refers to the state of requiring immediate attention or swift action, usually because of some form of pressing need or impending deadline. It conveys a sense of importance and priority.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Urgencynoun

   the quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion

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1. Urgency

   Urgency is the fourth album by Bellingham, Washington indie rock band The Pale Pacific.

Matched Categories

1. • Importance
   • Necessity
   • Situation

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How to pronounce Urgency?

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How to say Urgency in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Urgency in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Urgency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Urgency in a Sentence

1. Katherine Zappone:

   Women are leaving the country today, we have to be aware of that and have that sense of urgency in order to legislate as soon as possible.

2. Neel Lane:

   My clients are gratified that there has been a lot of progress nationwide but they are still without the right to marry or to have their marriage recognized. There is an urgency in their view.

3. Boeing Co:

   We are currently conducting additional company and customer inspections of the jets and have implemented preventative action plans, we have also incorporated additional training, more rigorous clean-as-you-go practices and FOD awareness days across the company to stress the importance and urgency of this issue.

4. Nate Favini:

   If you think about the implications for how COVID-19 will impact the health care workforce, the regular health care system is nowhere close to prepared, and actually will be so overstretched in ways that people don't even imagine today, and so I think the urgency of building technology to help with this is really high.

5. Renzo Rossini:

   That gives us a sense of the urgency, one shouldn't be complacent and say this will work itself out on its own.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Urgency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Urgency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Urgency
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Urgency
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Urgency
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Urgency