Urgent Appeal I Moment Adjective Bre ˈɜːdʒənt ˈɜːrdʒənt

• an urgent appeal for information
• a problem that requires urgent attention
• ‘can i see you for a moment?’ ‘is it urgent?’
• mark the message ‘urgent’, please.

urgent

1. that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately
• synonym pressing
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• an urgent appeal for information
• a problem that requires urgent attention
• ‘Can I see you for a moment?’ ‘Is it urgent?’
• Mark the message ‘urgent’, please.
• The law is in urgent need of reform.
• They’ve called an urgent meeting for this evening.
• It is urgent that the law be changed.
2. showing that you think that something needs to be dealt with immediately
• an urgent whisper
• Her voice sounded urgent on the phone.

Extra Examples

• Don’t forget that one, it’s rather urgent.
• the increasingly urgent political situation at home
• ‘Can I see you for a moment?’ ‘I’m very busy—is it urgent?’
• The police have issued an urgent appeal for information.
• The situation calls for urgent action.
• They’ve called an urgent meeting for this evening.

Word Origin

• late 15th cent.: from Old French, from Latin urgent- ‘pressing, driving’, from the verb urgere ‘press, drive’.