urgent

//ˈɜːrdʒənt//
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Adjective

urgentCanonical form
more urgentComparative
most urgentSuperlative
1

Requiring immediate action or attention; pressing and important.

This is an urgent matter that needs to be dealt with immediately.

2

Conveying a sense of pressing importance or necessity; insistent.

She spoke in an urgent tone, demanding immediate attention.