URGENCY definition: 1. the quality of being very important and needing attention immediately: 2. the quality of being…. Learn more.

Urgency comes from the Latin urgere, which means "press, or drive," and it's related to the English word urge. If there's urgency to a situation, it's a pressing issue and you have to respond quickly! Urgency …

URGENCY definition: urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness. See examples of urgency used in a sentence.

Definition of urgency noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. The quality or condition of being urgent; pressing importance: the urgency of the call for help; pleading with urgency. 2. A pressing necessity.

ur•gen•cy (ûr′ jən sē), n., pl. -cies. importunateness. urgencies, urgent requirements or needs. requiring immediate action or attention: an urgent message. conveying a sense of earnest insistence: spoke in …

Dec 14, 2025 · Noun urgency (countable and uncountable, plural urgencies) The quality or condition of being urgent.