English dictionary

urgency

/'/[@]/r/dZ//@/ns/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
pressing importance requiring speedy action

noun.attribute

Examples
The urgency of his need.

Source: WordNet 3.0
an urgent situation calling for prompt action

noun.state

Examples
They departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs.

Source: WordNet 3.0
insistent solicitation and entreaty

noun.communication

Synonyms importunity urging

Source: WordNet 3.0
The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the <i>urgency</i> of a demand or an occasion.

noun

Source: webster1913