Urgency (5 letters)

{ Answer }

HASTE

{ Related Clues }

Celerity
Dispatch
Expedition
Expeditiousness
Hurry
"Marry in ___ . . . "
Precipitancy
Precipitateness
Rapidity
Rush
Speed
Swiftness
Careless hurrying
Error causer
Forerunner of waste
Rash speed
Waste maker
Waste producer
Cause of many errors
Speeders make it
Too big a hurry
Bad thing to make a decision in

{ Tags }

cause, celerity, dispatch, error, errors, expedition, haste, hurry, it, make, maker, many, marry, maybe, precipitancy, rapidity, rush, speed, swiftness, urgency, waste

{ Notes }

The answer HASTE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.

{ Definition }

HASTE as a noun:

1. (haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation) = overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

2. (haste, hurry, rush, rushing) = the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

3. (hurry, haste) = a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"