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# urgency

noun (urgency — uncountable)

«urgency» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Urgency is the need to act quickly because something is important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#m1)
2. Urgency is also the feeling that something must be done at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety and stories, urgency tells the reader there is danger or a deadline. Phrases: a sense of urgency, with urgency, a matter of urgency.

### Examples

- There was urgency in her voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#x1)
- The doctor acted with urgency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#x2)
- We need a sense of urgency to finish on time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#x3)
- The fire was a matter of urgency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#x4)
- He spoke with urgency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#x5)
- The urgency of the situation was clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: urgent. Safety: in an emergency, act with urgency and call the emergency number.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «urgency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«urgency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/urgency.html) on Mova free.