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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Meanwhile, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro called for an urgent UN Security Council session concerning the recent developments in the neighbouring country.—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026 The Coast Guard dispatched a plane from Sacramento to search an area covering more than 1,000 miles, while issuing an urgent warning to ships nearby.—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026 If a task list presses, handle only the most urgent duties.—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026 As use of robotic surgery grows, surgeons reliant on the technology pressure hospitals to invest further, diverting resources from other services that are more urgent or effective for improving community health.—James L. Whiteside, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026 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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