Urgent
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Emergency Level
Use 'urgent' to describe situations that cannot wait and need immediate response. The fire department received an urgent call.
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Time Sensitive
'Urgent' often conveys a sense of time running out and the importance of acting quickly. Please send your reply by the urgent deadline.
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High Priority
When something is urgent, it takes priority over other activities or obligations. We postponed our meeting due to an urgent matter.