urgent
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2.9
- adjective
- /ˈɜrdʒənt/
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- Manny could hear her through the door, speaking in low, urgent tones on the telephone.
- an urgent need
- the most urgent
- an urgent task
At the same time, we need to continue our urgent support to Ukraine.
- At the same time, we need to continue our urgent support to Ukraine.
- That's that's urgent, but not as important, right?
- So I kind of operate that everything's urgent, but not everything's important.
- I do later things that are not important but urgent, I delegate.
- It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species.
- And is it important and is it urgent at the same time?
- So just why is the refugee question so urgent today?
- Which makes it's even more urgent than ever to really get to know yourself.
- Everything just feels like it is going at a sort of a critical, urgent speed.
- Just look at this actual urgent moment from CNN.
Examples
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Please take care of this urgent request as soon as possible.
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This is an urgent mission to save Marty from throwing his life away!
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Our work is urgent, and we begin it today.
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And to my mind, this is becoming a very urgent social issue.
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It's a matter of urgent national security.
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At the same time, we need to continue our urgent support to Ukraine.
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But for now, there are simply too many urgent demands on our time.
Fiction book (1991) -
This is a profound and urgent danger to us all.
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They seem to have something very urgent to tell you, sir.
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They affect real people, and they demand urgent action.
Synonyms
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1.3
Happening at once without any delay
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6.9
Very serious, frightening, and needing action quickly
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5.6
Very important and needing immediate action
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9.6
Needing immediate attention
Needing quick attention or action
Right away because something is urgent, often in medicine
Antonyms
Compounds
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Immediate care or action needed because a problem is serious and may get worse
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word urgent comes from the Latin root urgere, which means 'to press' or 'to push'. Think of the familiar word urge: an urgent problem 'pushes' you to act right away, which is why urgent means it needs action now.