adjective
urgent
A1
'urgent'. Adjective meaning urgent or in a hurry. Gradable: comparative 'eiliger', superlative 'am eiligsten'. Not a participle. Common collocation: 'es eilig haben' (to be in a hurry), often used predicatively or adverbially. No special preposition; antonym 'langsam'. Accepts intensifiers like 'sehr eilig' and appears in urgent requests.
Examples
Der Fahrer fuhr schneller, weil die Lieferung eilig war und deshalb zügig ausgeliefert werden musste.
The driver drove faster because the delivery was urgent and therefore had to be delivered quickly.
Das ist sehr eilig, bitte beeilen Sie sich.
This is very urgent, please hurry.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture someone running with an urgent expression to remember 'eilig'
sounds like 'ailing' — think someone is urgent or in a hurry
Notes
Used to describe situations where speed is required. Can take comparative and superlative forms.