urgency
noun[U]
uk/ˈɜː.dʒən.si/us/ˈɝː.dʒən.si/urgencynoun[U](IMPORTANCE)
thequalityof being veryimportantandneedingattentionimmediately:
It now is amatterof urgency thataidreachesthefaminearea.
Shestressedthe urgency of an earlysolution.
- She didn'tunderstandthe urgency of thesituation.
- The urgency of theproblemhas beenhighlightedrecentlybypoliticians.
- Recenteventshaveaddedurgency tonegotiations.
Importance - general words
- centre of gravity
- cornerstone
- criticality
- focus
- grandness
- gravitas
- overfocus
- pertinence
- pre-eminence
- precedence
- proportion
- salience
- seriousness
- status
- supremacy
- transcendence
- value
- weight
- weightage
- worth
urgencynoun[U](DETERMINATION)
formal
thequalityof beingrepeatedanddeterminedintryingto get or do something:
There was anoteof urgency in hisvoice.
They areworkingwithincreasingurgency toreachasolution.
See
urgent
- "Wait!” shecried, with alookof urgency in hereyes.
- Herworkacquiredan urgency that it didn't have before.
- We mustsettlethismatterwith some urgency.
Importance - general words
- centre of gravity
- cornerstone
- criticality
- focus
- grandness
- gravitas
- overfocus
- pertinence
- pre-eminence
- precedence
- proportion
- salience
- seriousness
- status
- supremacy
- transcendence
- value
- weight
- weightage
- worth