urgency -- (the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity)
urgency -- (pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need")
urgency -- (an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs")
importunity, urgency, urging -- (insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree")