Noun
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insistent solicitation and entreaty
"his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
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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"
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pressing importance requiring speedy action
"the urgency of his need"
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the state of being urgent
an earnest and insistent necessity