urgent

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BrE /ˈɜːr.dʒənt/ AmE /ˈɜːr.dʒənt/

adjective en → es

1 NECESSARY NOW [attributive or predicative] B1

very important and needing to be dealt with immediately; not able to wait

urgente, inmediato

  • an urgent matter/need/problem

Collocations urgent medical care · urgent need for something

  • It's an urgent situation.

    Es una situación urgente.

2 TIME-SENSITIVE [attributive or predicative] B2

needing to be done or dealt with quickly because it has a deadline

urgente, con plazo

  • an urgent task/deadline

Collocations urgent delivery · urgent deadline

  • We have an urgent delivery to make.

    Tenemos una entrega urgente que hacer.