noun

urgency

UR-juhn-see

noun

The quality of needing immediate attention or action.

"The tone of her email conveyed real urgency."

"There's no urgency — we can deal with this next week."

How to Use Urgency

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHow pressing or time-critical something is.

Common pairings

a sense of urgency act with urgency lack of urgency

urgencies plural

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The tone of her email conveyed real _____.

From urgent + -ency.

exigency clamancy

agency potency decency regency currency tendency clemency leniency frequency emergency residency indecency

exigency clamancy