1. (noun)urgency the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
2. (noun)urgency pressing importance requiring speedy action
"the urgency of his need"
3. (noun)urgency 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"
4. (noun)importunity, urgency, urging insistent solicitation and entreaty
"his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"