urgent

/ˈɜːdʒənt/ adjective

Definition

› very important and needing you to take action immediately: an urgent message The refugees were in urgent need of food and water.

urgently adverb › I need to speak to you urgently.

(Definition of urgent adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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