urgent attention
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3.6
- noun
:
atención urgente
- Well, I have a meeting that requires urgent attention, darling.
- needs urgent attention
Examples
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Donors, governments, and the media need to give this issue urgent attention.
Blog text (20) -
And indeed, there is much to worry about in all three cases: broken nations, with imminent political crises and other significant problems in need of urgent attention.
Academic text (2004) -
Each dream seemed to demand my urgent attention.
Fiction book (1990) -
This discrepancy has been identified as a serious issue demanding urgent attention.
Academic text (2010) -
Grossly abnormal parameters warrant urgent attention.
Academic text (2012) -
Thus, from this study, it was obvious that girls demonstrated better development in terms of growth and weight compared with boys, and it is worth noting that helminthiasis is one of the leading causes of stunted growth and malnutrition among children, which needs urgent attention.
Academic text (2007) -
Beginning to fill the gaps in the existing protected-area system—starting with those that require the most urgent attention—should be the highest priority for conservation over the coming decade, so that the next World Parks Congress will be able to report dramatic progress from the current situation.
Academic text (2004) -
While Uribe's critics have a valid point about his limited accomplishments in state building across the board, it is also the case that the security challenge was so profound—after many years of denial and neglect—that it required urgent attention.
Academic text (2004) -
The situation requires our urgent attention to prevent further complications.
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The report highlights several areas that need urgent attention from the authorities.
Synonyms
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3.3
A situation that needs attention right away because it is very important
Antonyms
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'urgent' (demanding prompt action) modifies 'attention' (mental focus/noticing), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it means immediate focus or action. This adjective + noun collocation is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern and therefore predictable for learners.
Etymology
Urgent attention comes from the picture of someone loudly knocking or shouting to get your attention right now. The strong push of urgent makes you look and act at once, so the phrase means 'immediate focus' or 'action needed right away'.