English Language Learners Definition of urgent
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very important and needing immediate attention
. : showing that something is very important and needs immediate attention.
What is another word for very urgent?
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critical
crucial
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paramount vital
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burning drastic
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emergency exigent
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extreme fundamental
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What is very urgent?
adjective.
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention
; dire; pressing: an urgent matter. insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person: an urgent pleader.
How do you say very urgent?
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compelling.
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crucial.
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immediate.
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indispensable.
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necessary.
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persuasive.
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pressing.
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vital.
How do you describe urgency?
Urgency is defined as
something requiring fast or swift action
, or it means insistent or having a persistent quality. When a situation of grave danger requires you to act now, this is an example of urgency. When you speak with great persistence and passion, this is an example of a time when you speak with urgency.
How do you use urgent?
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It is urgent I talk to Mr. ...
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This condition requires urgent treatment.
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I must post this letter; it’s urgent.
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He was in urgent need of medical attention.
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It is urgent that the law be changed.
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He was in urgent need of money.
What is the example of urgent?
The definition of urgent is something pressing or important, or something that requires immediate attention.
A request that must be taken care of right away
is an example of an urgent request. Compelling immediate action or attention; pressing.
How do you say it is not urgent?
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incidental,
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low-pressure,
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minor,
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negligible,
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trivial,
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unimportant.
What is a word for needing attention?
Exigent
, which means “demanding attention,” comes from the Latin for “driving out.” If there’s a runaway train driving straight at you, that’s an exigent situation — not a good time to stop and write a poem. When circumstances become exigent, it’s time to act.
What is a antonym of urgent?
urgent. Antonyms:
unimportant
, insignificant, trifling, trivial, deferrable. Synonyms: pressing, imperative, immediate, importunate, forcible, strenuous, serious, grave, momentous, indeferrible.
How do you say urgent in an email?
To get their attention to your request, use something like : “
[Urgent] — [What you need here] by [When] — Thanks for your help!
” Then set the email as priority mail. In this case, they immediately know what you need without pressing inside your mail.
What is another word for ASAP?
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as soon as possible
soon
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promptly
fast
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quick
hastily
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pronto lickety-split
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quickly hot
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What is non urgent?
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not calling for immediate attention
: not urgent a nonurgent matter a nonurgent medical problem.
How do you use urgency in a sentence?
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There was urgency in his voice. ...
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It managed to calm the sense of urgency he always felt. ...
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He hung up, but there was urgency in his voice. ...
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Urgency rose within him, along with anger.
How do you use sense of urgency in a sentence?
He set the tempo of the enterprise and maintained the sense of urgency
. Private actors also bring a sense of urgency and a need to move quickly that other leaders often lack. Once the war was over, moreover, it was difficult to maintain the sense of urgency about this issue.
Why a sense of urgency is important?
Urgency is important because
meaningful organizational change cannot occur without the cooperation of the affected stakeholders
. This is why creating a sense of urgency for a needed change is the first step leaders must take to gain the cooperation of management and employees.
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