早急|そうきゅうsoukyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectiveimmediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
   １月がつ２０日にち（月曜日げつようび）の午前中ごぜんちゅうに最終さいしゅうの議事ぎじ事項じこうを出だしますので、早急さっきゅうにお返事へんじを下ください。↗

   We'll release the final agenda on the morning of Monday, January 20, so please reply quickly.

• Synonym緊急きんきゅうNeutralStresses that a situation itself is critical, as in 「緊急事態」; 「早急」 stresses the need to deal with something promptly.
• Synonym大急ぎおおいそぎCasualColloquial word for rushing or being in a great hurry, as in 「大急ぎで出かける」.
• Synonym喫緊きっきんFormalFormal term for something pressing that brooks no delay, as in 「喫緊の課題」; often used in policy contexts.
• Synonym火急かきゅうWrittenWritten style for the utmost urgency, as in 「火急の用」 or 「緊急火急」; it stresses how pressing things are more than 「早急」 does.
• Related緊切きんせつWrittenWritten word for something pressing and keenly urgent; rarely used.
• Related急迫したきゅうはくしたWrittenWritten word for an imminent situation, as in 「急迫した事態」; it stresses the pressing situation, while 「早急」 stresses prompt handling.
• Antonym後日ごじつNeutralMeans later or another day; the opposite of 「早急」 in when something is dealt with.
• AntonymゆっくりNeutralMeans slowly or without haste; the opposite of 「早急」, which urges getting things done quickly.

Use 「早急」 when asking for prompt handling, as in 「早急に対応する」; common in business notices. For a critical situation say 「緊急」, for pressing policy issues 「喫緊」, and in casual speech 「大急ぎ」. The opposite is 「後日」.

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1. 何なんかを非常ひじょうに急いそぐこと。また、そのようなさま。至急しきゅう。