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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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. Edward Glossop:

   The main issue is the accumulated interest over the past decade has been so large. With Argentina's FX reserves stabilising, there is perhaps less urgency for the government to agree to a deal with the holdouts.

2. Peter Maurer:

   The compounded effects of intense fighting and import restrictions are having a dramatic impact on health care. Health facilities have been massively attacked as well as suffering collateral damage, medicines can't get in so patient care is falling apart. Fuel shortages mean equipment doesn't work. This cannot go on. Yemen is crumbling. As a matter of urgency, there must be free movement of goods into and across the country ... Much more needs to be done.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   Its Senate Democrats only sure path to making a law with anywhere near the urgency these Americans deserve. It is the only bill on the table with any provision for the Midwest flooding, and, its the only bill on the table that could earn a presidential signature in time to deliver urgent relief on the nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico.

4. Steven Rhodes:

   Chapter 9 provides a focus, a mechanism, an urgency, and a supervision that's lacking without it.

5. Mark Levin:

   This worldview and these principles compel me to promote conservative ideas at Stanford, and beyond, i’m driven by a fundamental sense of urgency over the fact that Americans are slowly losing their liberty, and I believe that liberty is being valued less and less. I want to turn the tide, and college campuses are crucial to doing so.

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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