a matter of urgency/importance
noun phrase
: something important
Resolving this problem quickly is a matter of (some) urgency/importance.
Examples of a matter of urgency/importance in a Sentence
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This is a new processor socket and platform, so teething issues are definitely not uncommon, but Intel needs to fix these issues as a matter of urgency given AMD has already announced its Ryzen 9000 X3D models will arrive at least in part on November 7th.
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
For the educators, sharing knowledge is a matter of urgency – an uneducated population is much easier to manipulate than one with a secret network of women and girls with the skills and conviction to one day lead the country.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
The Biden administration should treat as a matter of urgency the need to get attendees at the democracy summit to make a pledge to eliminate the scourge of domestic disinformation.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2021
The brand may now be owned by a French conglomerate, but its success is a matter of importance in its home country.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
Animal welfare advocates say they should be offloaded as a matter of urgency.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
The success or failure of these businesses is a matter of importance not just to their owners and investors, but to the economic health of Baltimore and the state.
—Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2020
The charity is calling for the Department of Education to address these national funding disparities as a matter of urgency.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
As the sun began to set, Talati called a friend—Max Rocha, founder of the cult Broadway Market hotspot, Café Cecilia—to bring his niece around as a matter of urgency.
—Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2023
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
For the educators, sharing knowledge is a matter of urgency – an uneducated population is much easier to manipulate than one with a secret network of women and girls with the skills and conviction to one day lead the country.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
The Biden administration should treat as a matter of urgency the need to get attendees at the democracy summit to make a pledge to eliminate the scourge of domestic disinformation.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2021
The brand may now be owned by a French conglomerate, but its success is a matter of importance in its home country.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
Animal welfare advocates say they should be offloaded as a matter of urgency.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
The success or failure of these businesses is a matter of importance not just to their owners and investors, but to the economic health of Baltimore and the state.
—Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2020
The charity is calling for the Department of Education to address these national funding disparities as a matter of urgency.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
As the sun began to set, Talati called a friend—Max Rocha, founder of the cult Broadway Market hotspot, Café Cecilia—to bring his niece around as a matter of urgency.
—Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2023
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“A matter of urgency/importance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20matter%20of%20urgency%2Fimportance. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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