Definitions for urgencyˈɜr dʒən si
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ur•gen•cyˈɜr dʒən si(n.)(pl.)-cies.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence.
urgencies, urgent requirements or needs.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
importunity, urgency, urging(noun)
insistent solicitation and entreaty
"his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
urgency(noun)ˈɜr dʒən si
the feeling that it is important to act immediately
the urgency of thinking about the use of water supplies
Wiktionary
urgency(Noun)
The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.
Webster Dictionary
Urgency(noun)
the quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion
Translations for urgency
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- dringendheidAfrikaans

- إلْحاح، حالَةٍ مُلِحَّهArabic

- спешностBulgarian

- urgênciaPortuguese (BR)

- naléhavostCzech

- die DringlichkeitGerman

- nødstilfælde; meget presserendeDanish

- κατεπείγουσα ανάγκηGreek

- urgenciaSpanish

- pakilisusEstonian

- فوریتFarsi

- kiireellisyysFinnish

- urgenceFrench

- דְחִיפותHebrew

- आवश्यकHindi

- hitnostCroatian

- sürgősségHungarian

- keadaan mendesakIndonesian

- brÿn þörf/nauðsynIcelandic

- urgenzaItalian

- 緊急性Japanese

- 촉박함, 절박, 위급Korean

- skubumasLithuanian

- steiga; steidzamība; neatliekamībaLatvian

- memerlukan tindakan segeraMalay

- urgentieDutch

- nødstilfelle, tvingende nødvendighetNorwegian

- pilnośćPolish

- فوریتPersian

- فوريPashto

- urgênciaPortuguese

- urgenţăRomanian

- срочностьRussian

- naliehavosťSlovak

- nujnostSlovenian

- hitnostSerbian

- vikt, angelägenhet, brådskande naturSwedish

- การเร่งรีบThai

- aciliyet, ivedilikTurkish

- 緊急Chinese (Trad.)

- настійність, невідкладністьUkrainian

- تعميل طلبي، ضرورتUrdu

- sự khẩn cấpVietnamese

- 紧急Chinese (Simp.)

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