🚨urgent

adjective
/ˈɜːrdʒənt/

Meaning

Requiring immediate action or attention.
requiring immediate action or attention; pressing

Example Sentences

She sent an urgent message to her manager.

The patient needs urgent medical attention.

Example Expressions

urgent need

Synonyms

critical, pressing, immediate, essential, important
Entry 1
critical, pressing, immediate, essential
Entry 2
pressing, critical, immediate, important

Antonyms

nonessential, trivial, minor, non-urgent, delayed, optional, unimportant
Entry 1
nonessential, trivial, minor
Entry 2
non-urgent, delayed, optional, unimportant

Collocations

urgent request, urgent matter, urgent care, urgent meeting, urgent need
Entry 1
urgent request, urgent matter, urgent care, urgent meeting
Entry 2
urgent matter, urgent need, urgent care

More Example Sentences

I'm afraid I can't meet you. Something urgent has come up.

Something urgent has come up, can the appointment be postponed?

They rarely choose to improve seriously unless it becomes urgent.

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud because he knows his donation could save someone's life

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud because he knows his donation could save someone's life and he promises to come back and donate again in three months.

Related Vocabularies

related to or used in seeing or sight
lacking technical training or ability; not requiring special skills
Relating to the earliest stage of development.
Located inside or closer to the center; relating to one’s thoughts or feelings.
relating to or near a coast or shoreline
extremely good; excellent

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