Urgency

: the quality or state of requiring immediate action or attention "Let's get out of here!" he said with a sense of urgency. urgency. noun. ur·​ ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut urgency noun SaveWord ur·​gen·​cy |\ˈər-jən(t)-sē \ pluralurgencies Definitionofurgency 1 :thequalityorstateofbeingurgent:insistence 2 :aforceorimpulsethatimpelsorconstrains:urge ExamplesofurgencyinaSentence RecentExamplesontheWeb Infact,theurgencyofreducinggreenhousegasesisnowevengreaterthanwhenthePriusdebuted. — MargoOge,Forbes,9Dec.2021 Theurgencytoactisunprecedented,withwatermanagerslookingbackontwodecadesofdroughtandforwardtoaLaNiñaweatherpatternthatoftenportendsadrywinterintheSouthwest. — BrandonLoomis,TheArizonaRepublic,21Nov.2021 TheurgencyofexpandingtheCollegeFootballPlayoffbeyondfourteamsishereagain,andproofofthiscurrentsystem’sinequitiesareunderscoredeveryweekwithanothersetofquestionablerankings. — JosephGoodman|[email protected],al,12Nov.2021 Lindgreninsistscoachingpersonnelmovesornot,theurgencytogetbackontrackisatoppriority. — oregonlive,10Nov.2021 Theurgencyiscompellingsometoseekcreativesolutions. — ScottPeterson,TheChristianScienceMonitor,4Nov.2021 TheurgencyhasneverreallybeenaquestionforDemocrats,particularlywithTrumpinsistingthathispartypursuehisfalseclaims. — RickKlein,ABCNews,19Oct.2021 Theurgencyofpassingmanyoftheseprogramsnowisn’tjustamatterofpoliticalbraggingrights. — MichaelHiltzik,LosAngelesTimes,18Oct.2021 Theurgencywasn'ttherewhenthetopcourtwasdivided. — JessieBalmert,TheEnquirer,29Sep.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'urgency.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofurgency 1540,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAbouturgency Shareurgency PosttheDefinitionofurgencytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofurgencyonTwitter TimeTravelerforurgency Thefirstknownuseofurgencywas in1540 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearurgency urgence urgency urgent SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtourgency amatterofurgency/importance Statisticsforurgency LastUpdated 14Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Urgency.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgency.Accessed20Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforurgency urgency noun ur·​gen·​cy |\ˈər-jən-sē \ KidsDefinitionofurgency :thequalityorstateofrequiringimmediateactionorattention "Let'sgetoutofhere!"hesaidwithasenseofurgency. urgency noun ur·​gen·​cy |\ˈər-jən-sē \ pluralurgencies Medical Definitionofurgency :asuddencompellingneedtourinateordefecate MorefromMerriam-Websteronurgency Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforurgency Nglish:TranslationofurgencyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofurgencyforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY huckster SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower hyacinth chrysanthemum amaryllis hydrangea Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases Merriam-Webster'sWordsoftheWeek-Dec.17 Fromtheweekending12/17/2021 'Easy-peasy','Jiggery-pokery',and8MoreReduplicatives 10Waystomakepeopletakeyoulessseriously 'Altho'vs.'Although' Althodoesn'tgetmuchlove. AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames HolidayPartyQuiz Agiftinquestionform Takethequiz NameEvenMoreColors MorethanROYGBIV Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz