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urgency

[ ur-juh n-see ]

/ ˈɜr dʒən si /

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noun, plural ur·gen·cies.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

urgencies, urgent requirements or needs.

Origin of urgency

1530–40; < Late Latin urgentia pressure; see urgent, -ency

OTHER WORDS FROM urgency

su·per·ur·gen·cy, noun

Words nearby urgency

urfé, urga, urge, urge incontinence, urgel, urgency, urgency incontinence, urgent, urgent care, urgent care center, urger

Example sentences from the Web for urgency

She has now been on the “urgency” waiting list in Virginia for 3½ years.

Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years |Elizabeth Picciuto |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The intensity of the airstrikes needs to reflect that urgency.

Drone ‘Shortage’ Hampers ISIS War |Dave Majumdar |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Tuesday, so does the urgency.

$10,000 a Month for Ebola Fighters |Abby Haglage |October 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Obama appeared acutely aware of the magnitude of the situation, and the urgency with which immediate action is needed.

Obama Warns UN of Looming Ebola ‘Catastrophe’ |Abby Haglage |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Every line and every shot announces itself with the urgency that Two Faces of January lacks.

David Vs. Goliath in the Age of Video on Demand |Teo Bugbee |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But he was offended at her urgency, and assured her that he was not hungry.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 |Various
Yet he spoke with urgency, and it flashed upon me that his need might not be for himself, but another.

The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 |Various
Lay yourselves under the urgency of necessity, and the power of those motives which should most effectually engage your thoughts.

A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter
The opportunity and the incentive to emulate increase greatly in scope and urgency.

The Theory of the Leisure Class |Thorstein Veblen
It was irritating not to be able to explore the inner land, but our urgency was too great for that.

Through the Mackenzie Basin |Charles Mair

Medical definitions for urgency

urgency

[ ûr′jən-sē ]

n.

A strong desire to urinate, accompanied by a fear of leakage.