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" I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great faiths."
George Carey

Meaning of "urgency" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF URGENCY

ˈɜːdʒənsɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URGENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Urgency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES URGENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of urgency in the English dictionary

The definition of urgency in the dictionary is the condition of needing to be dealt with as soon as possible. Other definition of urgency is the condition of showing that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH URGENCY

agency · assurgency · astringency · cogency · contingency · convergency · counterinsurgency · detergency · divergency · emergency · insurgency · interagency · nonemergency · postemergency · pungency · regency · sergeancy · serjeancy · surgeoncy · vergency

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE URGENCY

urethritis · urethroscope · urethroscopic · urethroscopy · uretic · Urey · Urfa · Urga · urge · urgence · urgent · urgently · urger · urgingly · Uri · Uriah · urial · uric · uric acid · uricase

WORDS THAT END LIKE URGENCY

ad agency · advertising agency · aid agency · credit agency · currency · employment agency · Environment Agency · Environmental Protection Agency · estate agency · European Space Agency · Food Standards Agency · intelligence agency · law enforcement agency · literary agency · news agency · recruitment agency · relief agency · state of emergency · the point of tangency · the Regency · travel agency

Synonyms and antonyms of urgency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «URGENCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «urgency» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «urgency» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF URGENCY

Find out the translation of urgency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of urgency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «urgency» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

紧急情况
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

urgencia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

urgency
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तात्कालिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَمْرٌ عَاجِل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

срочность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

urgência
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

চাড়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

urgence
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Segera
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Dringlichkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

緊急
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

긴급
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Urgency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự khẩn cấp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அவசர
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

निकड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

aciliyet
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

urgenza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pilna potrzeba
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

невідкладна справа
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

urgență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτακτικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dringendheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brådska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hastverk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of urgency

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «URGENCY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of urgency
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «urgency».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about urgency

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «URGENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word urgency.
1
Jonathan Ames
No, I'm not very productive at all. I'm probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I'm someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I'll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days.
2
Michael Arad
I'm a little more measured. That sense of urgency I thought accompanied things - it can take a little longer. You have to take the long view.
3
Astrid Berges-Frisbey
We live in a vacuous world, yet we do so with a feeling of urgency.
4
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
5
Wilfred Burchett
My emotional and intellectual response to Hiroshima was that the question of the social responsibility of a journalist was posed with greater urgency than ever.
6
George Carey
I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great faiths.
7
Francis Chan
When I read the statements of Christ, there seems to be this urgency and intensity. I guess that's what I get out of it when I read the tone of the Scriptures, which is very different from the tone of our culture.
8
Margaret Chan
SARS was a very important event... And many countries have learned from SARS... The SARS event sort of gave them additional impetus and the sense of urgency for them to really revise the International Health Regulations.
9
George Clooney
I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.
10
Romeo Dallaire
PTSD has a terminal side to it that calls for more urgency.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «URGENCY»

Discover the use of urgency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to urgency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Sense of Urgency
In this exciting new book, Kotter explains: · How to go beyond "the business case" for change to overcome the fear and anger that can suppress urgency · Ways to ensure that your actions and behaviors -- not just your words -- communicate ...
John P. Kotter, 2013
2
A Sense of Urgency
Now, he shines the spotlight on the crucial first step in his framework: creating a sense of urgency by getting people to actually see and feel the need for change.
John P. Kotter, 2008
3
Creating Urgency in a Non-Urgent Housing Market
Urgency is the key component to a strong market, but in tough markets, sales counselors must create that urgency. Fortunately, Jason Forrest has the method for tapping into this high-powered emotional resource!
Jason Forrest, 2007
4
The Urgency of Now
The urgency of now is essential reading for development, international politics, economics, and business students, activists and campaigners, and anyone interested in globalisation or development issues.
Duncan Green, Isobel Allen, 2008
5
Fierce Urgency
In Fierce Urgency, Xiuzhe Zhao, a teenager whoimmigrated from China, captures the growing globalcompetition between China and America in a newlight.
Xiuzhe (William) Zhao, 2009
6
Urgency: Can They Find Peace Amid World Demise?
A psychic foretold that Billy-the first and possibly only child born on Christmas in a time when most babies never lived to see the outside of their mother's wombs-would be special.
Paul R. Smith, 2007
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The Fierce Urgency of Now
The book give a detailed account of the life of a well sought after musician/executive up until the injury of the massive stroke is incurred.
J. Henry Cook, 2011
8
Extinct Lands, Temporal Geographies: Chicana Literature and ...
And nowhere is it more effectively expressed than in" Extinct Lands, Temporal Geographies.
Mary Pat Brady, 2002
9
Show Me Some Urgency, I'm an Emergency: A Trip to the Er
This book shows some of the fears a child might experience while being a patient in an Emergency Room.
Christine Binger, 2010
10
Agency and Urgency: The Origin of Moral Obligation
The Origin of Moral Obligation Thomas E. Wren. 68 fallacy the various attempts by metaphysicians and theologians to define the ethical sphere in terms of this or that sphere of extra- mundane facts, including facts about God's will. These two ...
Thomas E. Wren, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «URGENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term urgency is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Slimmed-down Gerald McCoy feels Bucs' playoff urgency
That's why McCoy said Saturday he feels the urgency to end the Bucs' postseason drought. Tampa Bay's last playoff appearance was 2007. "When I was young, ... «Tampabay.com, Aug 15»
2
House Goes Into Urgency
The House has gone into Urgency to pass a law validating speed limits set by local councils. Leader of the House Gerry Bronwlee said the Land Transport ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Oakley council fails to pass urgency ordinance banning marijuana …
The City Council tried twice, but failed to garner the four votes needed to pass an urgency ordinance that would have made all marijuana cultivation in town ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
4
Berkeley researchers develop satellite, drones system for wildfire …
The Fire Urgency Estimation from Geosynchronous Orbit, or FUEGO, is a theoretical framework that uses a satellite to help with the early detection of wildfires. «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
5
Alerts escalated in urgency during Memorial Day floods
Records obtained by the Austin American-Statesman outline the series of recorded messages that increased in urgency for residents to seek shelter as the ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jun 15»
6
Parliament passes Budget legislation under urgency
Parliament sat late last night to pass the last of the legislation from Thursday's budget. The house rose at 9.52pm last night, having sat under urgency since 2pm ... «3News NZ, May 15»
7
Building a Culture of Urgency in IT
“When you are in a service business like IT, you need to act with as much urgency – or more – than those you are providing service to,” Zerby says. “The positive ... «CIO, May 15»
8
Meet the teen suing Oregon for 'resisting the urgency' of climate …
“This state that should be leading the rest of the country is still resisting the urgency of this crisis and is still pushing back against youth who are brave enough ... «PBS NewsHour, Apr 15»
9
Tigers 2015: Dombrowski still has urgency to win
But the urgency to win a World Series title, Dombrowski insists, remains the same. "It's always the same," he says. "You're always driven to try and win a World ... «Detroit Free Press, Apr 15»
10
Plea for 'urgency' at UN climate talks
Geneva (AFP) - UN climate negotiators gathered in Geneva were urged Sunday to show urgency and compromise in crafting a draft by next week for a global ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
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