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Synonyms

urgency

American  
[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /

noun

plural

urgencies
  1. urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

  2. urgencies, urgent requirements or needs.


Other Word Forms

  • superurgency noun

Etymology

Origin of urgency

First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin urgentia “pressure,” from urgent-, stem of urgēns “pressing” ( urgent ) + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

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“We do feel an urgency to this conversation,” Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, told The Wall Street Journal recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"AI capabilities have crossed a threshold that fundamentally changes the urgency required to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats, and there is no going back."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Today, as we shout with joy that Christ is risen, let us pray and call with renewed urgency for an end to the violence and destruction in the Middle East and the Gulf.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I think when we do play, especially around this time, you can see throughout March Madness, we come out with a certain level of urgency because it is our last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But once respects have been paid, they should march right past them, emboldened, as King once said, by the fierce urgency of now.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander