What is the meaning of urgency?

noun

  • The state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity.
  • Pressing importance requiring speedy action.
    • usage: "the urgency of his need"
  • An urgent situation calling for prompt action.
    • usage: "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
  • Insistent solicitation and entreaty.
    • usage: "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
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