Definition of «added urgency»

"Added urgency" means that there is a sense of increased importance or a pressing need for immediate action.

Climate change is adding urgency of the normally slow process of updating the world's energy infrastructure. (fortune.com)
It was a planning session for police with added urgency. (spectrumlocalnews.com)
These findings take on added urgency because we're experiencing a national sleep crisis. (discovermagazine.com)
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