urgently

[ur-juhnt-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that requires immediate action or attention.

   These reforms are urgently necessary to protect both the public health and national security.

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of urgently¹

urgent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"We need the Government to show the same determination it eventually mustered for Nazanin—now, immediately, urgently, and not years from now."

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Doing this requires three crucial steps: First, for France to set an example by delivering enough Patriot-type batteries to protect all major cities urgently, not in dribs and drabs.

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Perry recommended that Europe urgently build up its military capabilities so that its security is no longer reliant on U.S. largess.

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Speaking afterwards, the PM's press secretary said: "These are disturbing allegations and it is vital that Nigel Farage urgently explains himself."

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Prof Jules Griffin, from the University of Aberdeen, said there were some positive sides to food processing, and more research to understand how it influences our health was "urgently needed".

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