urgency
English edit
Etymology edit
Probably from urgent + -cy.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒənsi
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
urgency (countable and uncountable, plural urgencies)
- The quality or condition of being urgent.
- the urgency of a demand
- 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide.
- Insistence, pressure, urge.
- I have this sudden urgency to use the toilet.
- (medicine) A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
quality or condition of being urgent
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “urgency”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “urgency”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.