urgency

noun

Definition of urgencynext
as in gravity
the condition of being very important and needing immediate attention The urgency of the situation meant that we needed to start right away.

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Recent Examples of urgency That injury added further urgency to the team’s coveting of Van Noy. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Someone close to you may arrive with urgency, opinions, and absolutely no interest in waiting. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026 For Hernandez, music festivals like Daisy Chain are essential vehicles for raising awareness — and urgency — among young people to take action against the mass rollback of their rights. — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Artificial traces this trajectory with clear-eyed horror, dark humor, and a sense of existential urgency. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urgency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
  1. gravity
  2. magnitude
  3. importance
  4. exigency
  5. significance
  6. insistence
  7. seriousness
Noun
  • Based on Pioneer 10's success, NASA mission managers decided to slingshot Pioneer 11 around Jupiter in a gravity assist to send it even deeper into space for a Saturn flyby.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The canal system that carries it from western Arizona is a gravity-defying product of 1960s optimism and more than $4 billion in building costs.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of gravity
Noun
  • During the call, Kress clarified further that the magnitude of memory prices led Nvidia to reset expectations, given the higher prices expected next year, said Kress.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The magnitude of all of Nvidia's financial commitments — from financing to strategic agreements to equity investments — has had Wall Street on edge.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnitude
Noun
  • Thanks to my friends’ beloved babies and the perks of my job—which have included putting together a list of essential children’s books—I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of reading with children.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fame was of prime importance to the ancient Greeks, and Wilson is the rare classical scholar who has firsthand knowledge of a public life.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of importance
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  • Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Definition of exigency
Noun
  • The first prince of Norwegian descent born in 567 years, his birth held special significance for the young Norwegian monarchy.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Two days later, then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled them, saying a decision of such significance should rest with him.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of significance
Noun
  • Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The right-wing theological website Protestia has attacked Hamilton for not heeding Paul’s insistence that women stay silent in church.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • These statements show a total disregard for confidentiality, basic investigative standards and the seriousness of ethics violations.
    — Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Adults’s Gen-Z characters tend to see their comforts as transient, their identities as mutable, and seriousness as an annoying obligation, all of which the second season pokes at a bit.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of seriousness

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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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