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urgency

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ur·gen·cy  (ûrjn-s)
n. pl. ur·gen·cies
1. The quality or condition of being urgent; pressing importance: the urgency of the call for help; pleading with urgency.
2. A pressing necessity.
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Noun1.urgencyurgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
necessity - the condition of being essential or indispensable
hurry, haste - a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
imperativeness, insistency, press, insistence, pressure - the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
criticality, criticalness, cruciality - a state of critical urgency
2.urgencyurgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
sharpness, edge - the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it"
imperativeness, instancy - the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"
3.urgencyurgency - 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"
situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
4.urgency - insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"

urgency
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Spanish urgency [ˈəːdʒənsɪ] nurgencia
French urgency [ˈəːdʒənsɪ] nurgence f [of tone]; insistance f
German urgency [ˈəːdʒənsɪ] nDringlichkeit f
Italian urgency [ˈəːdʒənsɪ] nurgenza; [of tone] → insistenza

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One day I received a telegram from my father of such urgency that in compliance with its unexplained demand I left at once for home.
Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the interest of his mother-in-law and sisters.
With an alacrity beyond the common impulse of a spirit which yet was never indifferent to the credit of doing every thing well and attentively, with the real goodwill of a mind delighted with its own ideas, did she then do all the honours of the meal, and help and recommend the minced chicken and scalloped oysters, with an urgency which she knew would be acceptable to the early hours and civil scruples of their guests.
 
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