urgency

Definitions

The quality or state of being urgent; pressing importance requiring swift action.

An earnest or persistent quality; insistence.

Examples

The doctor emphasized the urgency of the patient's condition.

There is a sense of urgency in the office as the project deadline approaches.

She spoke with such urgency that I knew something important had happened.

Synonyms

immediacy necessity pressure exigency haste importance seriousness

Antonyms

leisure apathy indifference calm unimportance delay negligence