We've come to deliver an urgent message.
an urgent appeal for assistance
He addressed us in an urgent manner.
An urgent voice came over the intercom, telling us to leave the building immediately.
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This category is broad and urgent—people are dealing with stress, sleep disorders, focus issues, and more.—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 Here's why and what happened CT officials issue urgent plea for help stopping ‘a plague’ in state waterways.—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025 That approach is taking place during another kind of urgent reckoning, propelled by the Trump administration’s assault on civil rights, which has been targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies established in the wake of Floyd’s murder.—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 Although his contract technically expires in 2027, Arsenal hold an option for an additional year and do not consider the situation urgent.—James McNicholas, New York Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for urgent
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Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre
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