Zadie Smith

I just realized quite early on that I'm not going to be the type who can write a novel every two years. I think you need to feel an urgency about the act. Otherwise, when you read it, you feel no urgency, either. So I don't write unless I really feel I need to, and that's a luxury.

British Novelist

John Grierson

Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what is merely a matter of well being.

British Director

Jeffrey R. Immelt

I love working with customers. Sales has really influenced everything I do. It has instilled in me the important traits of operating with a sense of urgency and listening to people.

American Businessman

Kamala Harris

I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.

American Vice President

Ron Johnson

Many of us have felt that sense of desperation - of urgency - when we learn that we or someone we love is fighting for their life.

American

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

American Author

Frank McCourt

You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into the grave.

Irish Author

George C. Wolfe

When 'The Normal Heart' first appeared, the sense of urgency was so important.

American Playwright

Les Brown

We have to live life with a sense of urgency so not a minute is wasted.

American Speaker

Mark Spitz

In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency.

American Athlete

Use 'urgency' when something must be done soon, with limited time.

Immediate Attention

'Urgency' signals a need for quick action to address serious problems.

Problem Solving

Use in contexts where there are significant consequences if action is delayed.

High Stakes

Highlights strong, perhaps nervous, eagerness or need for something.

Anxious Interest

Can indicate compelling or forceful communication to spur others to action.

Persuasive Speech

'Urgency' also carries emotional weight, conveying importance beyond logic.

Emotional Force

Use when action is driven by outside forces or emergency, not just personal will.

External Pressure

Fits situations that require immediate and decisive action, often due to crisis.

Crisis Response

Implies making choices quickly, possibly with limited information due to the situation.

Forced Decisions

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 And it's also true that some of those priorities are met with an increased sense of urgency. But another, more salient realization that comes to light is the triviality of our own self-importance and self-consciousness. To truly understand the extent to which your self-consciousness

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 And now we're just counting down the months until the mothership lands? We would feel a little more urgency than we do. Another reason we're told not to worry is that these machines can't help but share our values because they will be literally extensions of ourselves.

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 are not learning to code they're not interested they don't see it as relevant they don't have a sense of urgency about it so what about me was irrelevant for me learning to code meant when I was back in on my macbook air trying to upgrade to mountain lions and all of a

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 Placing the reader in a character’s perspective can build urgency and suspense. Sometimes, though, second person is intended to distance the narrator from their own story, rather than bring the reader closer to the story. In these cases,

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 swarm the honey reserves stored in our stomachs won't last long and they must find a new home as a matter of urgency it's something Yamaguchi plans to take advantage of spring is a magical time the countryside bursts into life blossom

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 I came up with a saying, which is, "I collect bad wines." Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, I'm opening it. I no longer want to postpone anything in life. And that urgency, that purpose, has really changed my life.

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 or urinating without proper physical support may over time weaken or overwork that muscular sling. That can lead to an overactive pelvic floor, bladder pain, urgency, or urinary incontinence. So in the interest of long-term health,

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 and turn it with laser sharp focus and urgency on the most pressing challenge we have ever faced, repairing our planet. The shared goals for our generation are clear. Together, we must protect and restore nature,

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 strides possible and more are on the way but we can't wait reimagining our world's energy future we'll take a shared sense of urgency from countries companies cities and all of us working