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urgently

US /ˈɝdʒəntli/

adverb Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

with great urgency

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We urgently need more staff to handle the increase in customer orders.

Word Family

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AdverbAdv
urgently gốc

Synonyms

  • desperatelywith great urgency
  • immediatelywithout delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

Collocations

  • Easy call me urgently
    to contact, summon, or announce regarding me urgently
  • Medium urgently need replacements for missing parts
    describing urgently need replacements for missing parts (with great urgency)
  • Hard urgently appeal for international monetary assistance
    describing urgently appeal for international monetary assistance (with great urgency)
  • Very Hard summon ministers urgently to repel an invasion
    to summon ministers urgently to repel an invasion, meaning to call in an official matter, such as to attend court

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