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