a matter of urgency/importance
noun phrase
: something important
Resolving this problem quickly is a matter of (some) urgency/importance.
Examples of a matter of urgency/importance in a Sentence
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The brand may now be owned by a French conglomerate, but its success is a matter of importance in its home country.
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Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
Animal welfare advocates say they should be offloaded as a matter of urgency.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
The success or failure of these businesses is a matter of importance not just to their owners and investors, but to the economic health of Baltimore and the state.
—Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2020
The charity is calling for the Department of Education to address these national funding disparities as a matter of urgency.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
As the sun began to set, Talati called a friend—Max Rocha, founder of the cult Broadway Market hotspot, Café Cecilia—to bring his niece around as a matter of urgency.
—Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2023
The first, which falls primarily to Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, is to systematize the mass of data that might speed the search for the missing, which is now a matter of urgency as surviving witnesses die and human remains degrade.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
For the Biden administration, appearing serious about the thousands of undocumented migrants pouring into the U.S. every week is a matter of urgency.
—Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
Regardless of your Android device age, please apply the update as a matter of urgency.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 May 2022
Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
Animal welfare advocates say they should be offloaded as a matter of urgency.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
The success or failure of these businesses is a matter of importance not just to their owners and investors, but to the economic health of Baltimore and the state.
—Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2020
The charity is calling for the Department of Education to address these national funding disparities as a matter of urgency.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
As the sun began to set, Talati called a friend—Max Rocha, founder of the cult Broadway Market hotspot, Café Cecilia—to bring his niece around as a matter of urgency.
—Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2023
The first, which falls primarily to Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, is to systematize the mass of data that might speed the search for the missing, which is now a matter of urgency as surviving witnesses die and human remains degrade.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
For the Biden administration, appearing serious about the thousands of undocumented migrants pouring into the U.S. every week is a matter of urgency.
—Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
Regardless of your Android device age, please apply the update as a matter of urgency.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 May 2022
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“A matter of urgency/importance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20matter%20of%20urgency%2Fimportance. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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