exigent
adjective
needing immediate help or action
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Urgent
immediate
adjective
immediate aims, wishes, or needs are of the greatest importance and are dealt with first
as a matter of urgency/priority
used for saying that something must be dealt with immediately, before dealing with anything else
every minute counts
it is important not to delay or waste time
it’s now or never
used for saying that if something is not done immediately, there will not be another chance to do it in the future
urgently
adverb
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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