urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən(t)-sē 
plural urgencies
1
: the quality or state of being urgent : insistence
2
: a force or impulse that impels or constrains : urge
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Everyone in education feels an urgency to resolve the uncertainty around generative AI.
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Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Congress must feel the same urgency as the American people to resolve these crises swiftly.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But for scientists around the world, the discovery that 3I/ATLAS is making a short journey into and out of our solar system has sparked an urgency to get a closer look at an object that could soon vanish from our sights.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The lack of urgency in Ryan Graves’ game was pretty noticeable tonight.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Congress must feel the same urgency as the American people to resolve these crises swiftly.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But for scientists around the world, the discovery that 3I/ATLAS is making a short journey into and out of our solar system has sparked an urgency to get a closer look at an object that could soon vanish from our sights.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The lack of urgency in Ryan Graves’ game was pretty noticeable tonight.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgency
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgency. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən-sē
: the quality or state of being urgent
Medical Definition
urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən-sē
plural urgencies
: a sudden compelling need to urinate or defecate
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