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Collocations for urgency - noun

ADJECTIVE

desperate, extreme, great, utmost
a matter of the utmost urgency
added, new
The murders have given added urgency to the debate about violent crime.
particular, special
The policy was pursued with special urgency in the 1990s.
sudden
moral

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… OF URGENCY

note
There was a note of urgency in her voice.

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VERB + urgency

add to sth, give sth, inject into sth (esp. BrE), lend sth
The bomb attack lent a new urgency to the peace talks.
increase
stress

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PREPOSITION

with urgency
We need to act with urgency to ensure his safety.
urgency about
Is there any urgency about this?
urgency in
There was an urgency in her movements.

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PHRASES

a lack of urgency
We waited in the car while he checked the oil with an irritating lack of urgency.
a matter of urgency
The refugee situation must now be addressed as a matter of urgency.
a sense of urgency

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