exigency

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action.
2. noun An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
3. noun ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “exigency”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Similar words

emergency pinch urgent urgency pressing urgently coercion critical contingency flash

Often followed by

of and which that for is in to or

Word family

exigencies