Urgency

n.

1.

The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

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

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