urgency

Etymology

Probably from urgent + -cy.

noun

  1. The quality or condition of being urgent.
    the urgency of a demand
    Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide. September 24, 2011, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport
  2. Insistence, pressure, urge.
    I have this sudden urgency to use the toilet.
  3. (medicine) A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.

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