# urgently

**Pronunciation:** /ˈɜː.dʒənt.li/ · ER-juhnt-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that requires immediate attention or action.

## Examples

- The hospital needed blood donors urgently.
- He urgently requested a meeting with the CEO.
- The situation required us to act urgently.

## Synonyms

- quickly — Focuses on speed, not necessarily necessity.
- promptly — Suggests acting without delay once something is known or decided.
- immediately — Happening or done at once; without delay.
- pressing — Emphasizes the strong need for attention or action.
- imperatively — In a commanding or essential way, leaving no room for choice.

## Antonyms

- slowly — At a slow speed; not quickly.
- leisurely — In a relaxed, unhurried way.
- unhurriedly — Without haste or pressure.

## Common patterns

- urgent need for — A strong requirement for something that must be addressed quickly. — There is an urgent need for clean water in the affected region.
- urgent call to — A strong request or demand for someone to do something. — The report made an urgent call to action for environmental protection.

## Collocations

- urgent need — There is an urgent need for more funding for the project.
- urgent appeal — The charity made an urgent appeal for donations after the disaster.
- urgent message — She received an urgent message from her family.
- urgent care — He went to the urgent care clinic for his sprained ankle.

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