Urgency
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Urgency [ur-juhn-see]

NOUN

NOUN

  • A force or impulse that constraints.

  • A state of being urgent.

  • Something urgent.

  • The state or condition requiring action quickly.

Example

"The urgency in her voice worried me about some mishappening."

"Food security needs to be addressed with urgency."

Synonyms

Importance, Seriousness, Exigency, Insistence, Need, Pressing, Desperation, Necessity, Pressure, Criticality

Antonyms

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