Noun
1. the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
2. pressing importance requiring speedy action;
"the urgency of his need"3. an urgent situation calling for prompt action;
"I'll be there, barring any urgencies""they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"4. insistent solicitation and entreaty;
"his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"