Associations to the word «Urgency»

Wiktionary

URGENCY, noun. The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

Dictionary definition

URGENCY, noun. The state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity.
URGENCY, noun. Pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need".
URGENCY, noun. An urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs".
URGENCY, noun. Insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain