urgent appointment

collocation in English

meaningsofurgentandappointment

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urgent
adjective
uk
/ˈɜː.dʒənt/us
/ˈɝː.dʒənt/
very important and needing ...
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appointment
noun
uk
/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/us
/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/
a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofurgentandappointmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, there are few people who, in order to catch a train, or keep anurgentappointmenthave not used a taxicab.
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One cannot possibly plan anurgentappointmentweeks or months ahead.
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He had to leave to fulfil anurgentappointment, but he will be coming straight back.
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My noble friend on my right has anurgentappointmentwith a train, which explains the brevity of my submissions.
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That is not because he has decided to desert us in the battle but because he has anurgentappointmentto keep.
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That was clearly a veryurgentappointment.
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The survey evaluates a doctor's communication skills, the friendliness of the office staff, and whether it's easy to get anurgentappointment.
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He drives conveniently by and gives her a lift to anurgentappointment.
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Patients considered by their general practitioners to need urgent appointments can generally be seen at the next clinic.
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There are people who have urgent appointments, or have to meet other forms of transport, or have business to do.
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As everyone knows, urgent appointments can be made within days or, indeed, hours if necessary.
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Trips can be used for a variety of purposes such as urgent appointments, medical appointments and visits to long-term care facilities.
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This can lead to inaccurate prioritising, mainly resulting in patients being given unnecessarily urgent appointments, which wastes resources.
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