n. | 1. | The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; |
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 |