urgently
Americanadverb
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in a way that requires immediate action or attention.
These reforms are urgently necessary to protect both the public health and national security.
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in an insistent or earnest way.
We urgently request a thorough review and reevaluation of the government’s recovery plans for endangered species.
Other Word Forms
- nonurgently adverb
- superurgently adverb
- unurgently adverb
Etymology
Origin of urgently
Example Sentences
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In audio from the control tower at the time of the crash, an air traffic controller can be heard urgently asking the truck to come to a stop.
From Salon
Prof David Price from Cardiff University said funding for research into ME was "urgently needed".
From BBC
"I urgently call on all parties to exercise maximum military restraint and avoid any actions that could trigger nuclear incidents," he said.
From Barron's
In exchange for paying the levy, AI developers "would gain what they urgently need: legal certainty," Mensch wrote.
From Barron's
Rare-disease advocates have long warned that this philosophy would slow the development of urgently needed therapies.
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