urgently

American  

[ur-juhnt-lee] / ˈɜr dʒənt li /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonurgently adverb
• superurgently adverb
• unurgently adverb

Etymology

Origin of urgently

urgent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Still, the vast majority of companies suing are tiny ones that need the money far more urgently.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the more unlucky: both Asia and Grace are urgently trying to protect their sisters from falling into the cult’s grasp.

From Salon

"The convoy remains on track to complete its mission - delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid to the Cuban people," he added.

From BBC

Stella McGinn says that "it is about time" that there was some progress in improving bus safety laws, but she added that change needed to happen "urgently" before more families experienced "unimaginable pain".

From BBC

A Scottish woman is calling for her brain-damaged nephew to be urgently moved from a mental health hospital in England which is at the centre of multiple police inquiries.

From BBC

Related Words

• compellingly
• eagerly
• earnestly
• frantically
• hastily
• vigorously