urgent need
Can't wait situation
An urgent need is a requirement demanding immediate attention or action.
The phrase emphasizes both necessity and time pressure—something must be addressed now, not eventually.
There's an urgent need for blood donors after the disaster.
Often appears in appeals for resources, policy changes, or humanitarian response.
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- life or deathMaximally high stakes
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- emergencySerious sudden danger
in dire straits · crisis · dire · do or die · imperative · crying out · crucial · call to action · demand · plea · necessity · essential · vital · time sensitive · rush · hurry · race against time · immediate
- legal necessitynecessity, legal justification, justification, legal excuse, duress
necessity and priority
urgent needluxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
frivolity · indulgence · extravagance · nonessential · nice-to-have
urgent, urgently, urgency, urge, urges, urged, urging, need, needs