urgency

noun

Etymology: From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.

1. The quality or condition of being urgent.

   “the urgency of a demand”

   “Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide.”

2. Insistence, pressure, urge.

   “I have this sudden urgency to use the toilet.”

3. A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.