Other Word Forms
- superurgency noun
Etymology
Origin of urgency
First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin urgentia “pressure,” from urgent-, stem of urgēns “pressing” ( urgent ) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Pinon said there was no sense of urgency from the Americans to revive Venezuela's oil industry, though, as the United States is the world's largest producer of crude oil with secure supplies.
From Barron's
Yet little of that urgency is felt in Iran’s government.
From Los Angeles Times
“And so if that, in fact, was true, what is the urgency as of this moment? That’s an open question, and the American people need a real explanation.”
From Salon
“It should be overwhelmingly clear that shareholders expect this Board to fulfill its fiduciary duty and act with urgency, clarity and humility. Unfortunately, we have seen none of this in our engagement,” Wilson wrote.
From Barron's
Is it possible to recount what happened with fresh urgency?
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
