| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accelerating | speeding up and demanding action |
| 2. | acute | severe and needing prompt action |
| 3. | all-important | most important of all |
| 4. | at hand | close in time |
| 5. | at once | immediately |
| 6. | awaiting action | needing someone to act |
| 7. | breakneck | extremely fast and pressured |
| 8. | brewing | developing and needing attention |
| 9. | burning | very important right now |
| 10. | can’t-wait | unable to be delayed |
| 11. | clamant | loudly demanding attention |
| 12. | compelling | forcefully demanding action |
| 13. | critical | extremely important and time-sensitive |
| 14. | crucial | extremely important to address |
| 15. | crunch-time | the decisive urgent period |
| 16. | deadline-driven | controlled by a near deadline |
| 17. | decisive | requiring firm prompt action |
| 18. | demanding | requiring much attention now |
| 19. | desperate | showing extreme urgent need |
| 20. | dire | extremely serious and pressing |
| 21. | do-or-die | allowing no delay or failure |
| 22. | eleventh-hour | at the latest possible moment |
| 23. | emergency | requiring immediate response |
| 24. | escalating | growing more serious quickly |
| 25. | essential | absolutely necessary |
| 26. | exigent | demanding immediate action |
| 27. | extreme | very serious and immediate |
| 28. | fast-moving | changing quickly and demanding action |
| 29. | fast-track | handled with special speed |
| 30. | final-hour | at the very last moment |
| 31. | forthwith | immediately |
| 32. | fraught | full of serious urgency |
| 33. | front-burner | needing immediate focus |
| 34. | grave | very serious and pressing |
| 35. | headlong | moving forward with urgency |
| 36. | high-priority | needing attention before others |
| 37. | high-stakes | involving serious consequences |
| 38. | hot | currently demanding attention |
| 39. | immediate | requiring action right away |
| 40. | imminent | about to happen very soon |
| 41. | imperative | absolutely necessary to do |
| 42. | indispensable | too important to delay |
| 43. | insistent | demanding attention persistently |
| 44. | instant | needed at once |
| 45. | intense | extremely strong and pressing |
| 46. | last-chance | final opportunity to act |
| 47. | last-minute | needing action very soon |
| 48. | late-breaking | new and needing quick response |
| 49. | life-or-death | involving survival or death |
| 50. | live | currently active and pressing |
| 51. | looming | about to happen threateningly |
| 52. | make-or-break | critical to success or failure |
| 53. | mandatory | required and not optional |
| 54. | mission-critical | essential for success now |
| 55. | mounting | increasing and becoming pressing |
| 56. | must-do | something that cannot wait |
| 57. | must-have | absolutely needed now |
| 58. | near-term | needing attention soon |
| 59. | needed now | required immediately |
| 60. | needing action | requiring something be done |
| 61. | needing attention | requiring notice and action |
| 62. | nonnegotiable | not open to delay |
| 63. | now-or-never | requiring action immediately |
| 64. | on the clock | under time pressure |
| 65. | oncoming | approaching and needing preparation |
| 66. | open | not yet dealt with |
| 67. | outstanding | still needing to be handled |
| 68. | overdue | delayed beyond the proper time |
| 69. | overhanging | threatening and near |
| 70. | paramount | more important than anything else |
| 71. | pending | awaiting immediate action |
| 72. | perilous | dangerous and needing action |
| 73. | pivotal | critically important right now |
| 74. | precarious | unstable and needing quick action |
| 75. | pressing | needing immediate attention |
| 76. | quick-response | requiring a fast reaction |
| 77. | rapid | happening or needed quickly |
| 78. | ready | prepared for immediate action |
| 79. | red-hot | extremely active and pressing |
| 80. | required now | necessary immediately |
| 81. | ripe | ready for action now |
| 82. | rush | needing to be done quickly |
| 83. | serious | requiring careful prompt attention |
| 84. | severe | very serious and pressing |
| 85. | snowballing | growing rapidly and urgently |
| 86. | speedy | calling for fast action |
| 87. | stringent | strict and pressing |
| 88. | swift | requiring quick action |
| 89. | time-sensitive | affected by timing |
| 90. | top-priority | most important to handle |
| 91. | unaddressed | not yet dealt with |
| 92. | unattended | not yet given attention |
| 93. | unavoidable | cannot be put off |
| 94. | unfinished | not completed and pressing |
| 95. | unresolved | not settled and pressing |
| 96. | vital | essential and time-sensitive |
| 97. | waiting | pending action now |
| 98. | wanted now | needed immediately |
| 99. | white-hot | intensely active and pressing |
| 100. | without delay | as soon as possible |