urgently
adverb
uk/ˈɜː.dʒənt.li/us/ˈɝː.dʒənt.li/urgentlyadverb(IMPORTANT)
B1
in a way thatneedsattentionverysoon,especiallybefore anythingelse, because of being veryimportant:
Help is urgentlyneeded.
Thesetasksare urgentlyimportant.
- Moreresearchis urgentlyrequired.
- Why does she need tospeakto me so urgently?
- They must urgentlydevelopamethodforestablishingpartnershipswith othercountries.
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-and-death
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- meaningful
- pressing
- prized
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- subtle
urgentlyadverb(DETERMINED)
B1formal
in adeterminedway thatshowsyouwantsomething very much orthinkit is veryimportant:
"Comestraightaway!" she said urgently.
Hebentover andspokeurgently in Nicholas'sear.
See
urgent
- Megshoutedurgently, “Quick,ladies! Behind you!"
- Thepopehas called urgently forpeace.
- "Where's Cara?" sheaskedurgently.
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-and-death
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- meaningful
- pressing
- prized
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- subtle