We've come to deliver an urgent message.
an urgent appeal for assistance
He addressed us in an urgent manner.
An urgent voice came over the intercom, telling us to leave the building immediately.
Recent Examples on the WebArt was useful, too, as a handmaiden to the urgent problem of narrative.—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 The leadership shake-up raises urgent questions about Boeing’s succession planning.—Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024 Climate & Environment With salmon at risk of extinction, California begins urgent rescue effort
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Other efforts haven’t worked out as planned.—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024 What Still Isn’t Known Currently, our technology is best first used for urgent heart conditions, including restarting the heart after surgery, heart attack and ventricular defibrillation.—Pengju Li, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2024 The entire health care system is being diverted to urgent, emergent health care needs.—Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024 Its urban neighborhoods and single-family homes present a compelling case for addressing urgent home repair needs on a national scale.—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024 The platforms say deterring these groups is an urgent priority.—Chris Dehghanpoor, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 The lack of enough involuntary beds also means that people who are a danger to themselves and others can be discharged from urgent psychiatric crisis care before getting a bed at Valleywise.—The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre
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