exigent
Definitions
Pressing; demanding immediate attention or action.
Requiring precise or difficult standards of effort and attention.
Examples
The exigent demands of the project required the team to work through the entire weekend.
He was forced to address the exigent circumstances of the emergency before attending to his other duties.
The CEO's exigent management style left little room for error among the staff.
Synonyms
demanding urgent pressing compelling critical imperative acute