urgent matter

Meaning

An 'urgent matter' is an important issue or problem that requires immediate attention or action. It is frequently used in formal business emails, memos, and meetings to signal that something cannot wait. The tone is serious and professional.

Examples

• I am calling because we have an urgent matter to discuss regarding the budget.

  I am calling because we have an urgent matter to discuss regarding the budget.

• Please contact me as soon as possible; this is an urgent matter.

  Please contact me as soon as possible; this is an urgent matter.

• He had to leave the meeting early to attend to an urgent matter.

  He had to leave the meeting early to attend to an urgent matter.

• We must resolve this urgent matter before the client arrives tomorrow.

  We must resolve this urgent matter before the client arrives tomorrow.

• The CEO is currently busy dealing with an urgent matter.

  The CEO is currently busy dealing with an urgent matter.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ This is a very urgency matter.

  ✓ This is a very urgent matter.

  'Urgency' is a noun. You must use the adjective 'urgent' to describe the noun 'matter'.

• ✗ I have an emergency matter to tell you.

  ✓ I have an urgent matter to discuss with you.

  While 'emergency' is grammatically possible, 'urgent matter' is the standard, professional collocation used in business settings.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Sorry to interrupt, but I need your signature on this ___.

  💡 It is an important issue that cannot wait.

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  urgent matter

• She had to fly back to New York to handle an ___ at the headquarters.

  💡 A highly important business situation requiring her physical presence immediately.

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  urgent matter