Urge, Urgent, Urgently, Urgency
urge (verb) - strongly advise, persuade
an urge (noun) - a strong wish or desire
urgent (adjective) - must do quickly, do ASAP (As Soon As Possible)
urgently (adverb)
urgency (noun) - situation when things must be done quickly
urge x to y - strongly advise person y to do x
an urge to x - a strong desire to x
urge action
the urge to power
urge immediate action
feel the urge to
resisted the urge to
began to urge
may we urge that...
there was no urge for
the urge to be Napoleon
urgently need
urgently require
seem urgent
become urgent
extremely urgent
increasingly urgent
rather urgent
in need of urgent attention
the urgency of
the urgency of the situation
the urgency of the problem
a matter of urgency
an atmosphere of urgency
realise the urgency of
fail to see the urgency of
a sense of urgency
little sense of urgency
gave new urgency to
voiced an increasing sense of urgency in
gained extra urgency
mouth dry with urgency
Example sentences:
* The recent problems created an atmosphere of urgency at the small firm.
* Once they realised the urgency of the situation, they acted immediately.
* I urge the board to act quickly on my request.
* I fail to see the urgency of this matter.
* In today's report they urge immediate action.
* He resisted the urge to do something he would later regret.
* Finding a cure for the disease has gained extra urgency over the years.
* I think any sense of urgency comes from their clock and not our clock.
* A few more staff for our team are urgently needed.
* More data is urgently required before we can make a decision and act on this matter.
* Your uncle just called and expressed great urgency about some matter. Please call him immediately.
* The industrial accident lent a new urgency to plans for improved safety standards within the company.
* He moved slowly in spite of the urgency of everyone around him.
* There seems to be little sense of urgency around here over the problems we've faced during the last quarter.
* There was a sense of urgency to everything she did.
* The IMF gave new urgency to the issue of fiscal balance.
* There was no urgency to reduce costs or give the market a new product within the company.
* The board voiced an increasing sense of urgency in finding a way out of the financial quandry.
* He advised the government to urge state enterprises to prepay their foreign currency loans.
* No one urged them to adjust themselves to the market mechanism
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* They did not feel the urge to seriously adjust themselves and become competitive.
* I urge you to act quickly on this matter.
* MPs urge action on southern conflict (Headline)
* The urge to power is hard to resist.
* She followed her urge to move on to another job and get some more experience under her belt.
* She began to urge her colleagues to act on the matter.
* We urge taking the time and trouble to screen potential candidates before hiring them.
* With the urge of some primeval yearning deep within his heart, he set off into the jungle.
* She fought back the urge to follow him into the jungle.
* "You might urge the topic forward a bit, if you have a chance."
* If you've ever thought about seeing a psychologist, I urge you to do so now.
* "And now a new twist is given to the urge to be Napoleon." (Source: British National Corpus)
* We would also urge government action to improve the banking supervision.
* May we urge that, he be given an ample reward for all his efforts.
* "Her mouth dry with urgency, she ran up to an ambulanceman, shouting in Spanish, "Can I help?" (Source: British National Corpus)
