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.
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This highlights the urgent need for tailored marketing support.—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 The net result is a flurry of headlines and viral social media posts followed by an urgent platform update.—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Without urgent intervention, many of these children are likely to die within months, experts told me.—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025 With visible emotion, Morin's mother, Patty Morin, spoke as a special guest at Wednesday’s press briefing at the White House, sharing personal testimony about the urgent need to remove criminal migrants from the country.—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for urgent
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Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre
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