urgency — the quality of requiring immediate action or attention
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the quality of requiring immediate action or attention
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
Korean meaning: 긴급함, 절박함, 시급함
Korean pronunciation: **어**전시
Example Sentences
- The teacher's bathroom break had such urgency that she left the classroom mid-sentence.
- The urgency in his voice made everyone stop what they were doing.
- My cat approaches her food bowl with the urgency of a disaster response team.
urgency
NOUN//ˈɜːrdʒənsi//
the quality of requiring immediate action or attention
💡 Concept
The ER team moves with urgency as a patient arrives in critical condition.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɜːdʒənsi/
🌳Etymology
Rooturgent
Suffix--cy
Origin
라틴어 'urgere(밀다, 압박하다)'에서 유래된 단어로, 무언가를 강하게 밀어붙이듯 즉시 행동이 필요한 상황을 의미하게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
emergencyagencytendency
emergency
agency
tendency
🔗Collocations
sense of urgency
medical urgency
treat with urgency
matter of urgency
convey urgency
extreme urgency
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The teacher's bathroom break had such urgency that she left the classroom mid-sentence.”
“The urgency in his voice made everyone stop what they were doing.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat approaches her food bowl with the urgency of a disaster response team.”
“The government emphasized the urgency of climate action.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
emergencyprioritypressing needimperativenesscriticality
Antonyms
delaypostponementleisure
Related
urgenturgentlycrisisimmediatepressing
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