As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
URGENCY
urgency
(noun) pressing importance requiring speedy action; “the urgency of his need”
importunity, urgency, urging
(noun) insistent solicitation and entreaty; “his importunity left me no alternative but to agree”
urgency
(noun) an urgent situation calling for prompt action; “I’ll be there, barring any urgencies”; “they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs”
urgency
(noun) the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
urgency (countable and uncountable, plural urgencies)
The quality or condition of being urgent
insistence, pressure
Synonyms
• exigency
• clamancy
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"gen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. urgence.]
Definition: The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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