urgent
adjective
[ ˈəːdʒ(ə)nt ]
• requiring immediate action or attention.
• "an urgent demand for more state funding"
Similar:
acute,
grave,
pressing,
dire,
desperate,
critical,
crucial,
sore,
serious,
intense,
crying,
burning,
compelling,
drastic,
extreme,
life-and-death,
great,
very great,
terrible,
parlous,
• (of an action or event) done or arranged in response to an urgent situation.
• "she needs urgent treatment"
Similar:
emergency,
high-priority,
top-priority,
important,
vital,
crucial,
hurried,
rushed,
hasty,
fast,
quick,
rapid,
swift,
hurry-up,
Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French, from Latin urgent- ‘pressing, driving’, from the verb urgere (see urge).
