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
Examples of urgency in a Sentence
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The album is full of moments like this, where the lyrical conventions of a hand-me-down genre are enlivened with genuinely personal urgency.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Your in-laws just handed you a sense of urgency to get that parental infrastructure in place.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Among those five names, there’s no urgency to make a decision anytime soon on any.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
At the same time, physicists also feel a new urgency to reach higher energies.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Duff also stated there’s some urgency to get a deal finalized before there is a change of guard in 2025 with a new mayor and at least one new council member.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
While a sense of urgency filled the room to get at a direct answer, the symposium took its time getting there, wading through the complexity of the issue, its root causes, and the different angles each facet of the community can take to make progress.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The element of secrecy and urgency is also common, said Anand.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The urgency of Ukraine’s need for weapons is increasingly acute.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Your in-laws just handed you a sense of urgency to get that parental infrastructure in place.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Among those five names, there’s no urgency to make a decision anytime soon on any.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
At the same time, physicists also feel a new urgency to reach higher energies.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Duff also stated there’s some urgency to get a deal finalized before there is a change of guard in 2025 with a new mayor and at least one new council member.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
While a sense of urgency filled the room to get at a direct answer, the symposium took its time getting there, wading through the complexity of the issue, its root causes, and the different angles each facet of the community can take to make progress.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The element of secrecy and urgency is also common, said Anand.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The urgency of Ukraine’s need for weapons is increasingly acute.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgency. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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