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nonurgent

adjective
non·​ur·​gent | \ ËŒnän-ˈər-jÉ™nt How to pronounce nonurgent (audio) \

Definition of nonurgent

: not calling for immediate attention : not urgent a nonurgent matter a nonurgent medical problem

Examples of nonurgent in a Sentence

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 The post office has long had a legal monopoly to deliver first-class mail, or nonurgent letters. — Josh Sandbulte, WSJ, "Why the Post Office Gives Amazon Special Delivery," 13 July 2017 In Stevenage, a town in Hertfordshire, north of London, the health service postponed all nonurgent activity and asked people not to come to the accident and emergency ward at the Lister Hospital. — The New York Times, cleveland.com, "Hackers hit dozens of countries exploiting stolen NSA tool," 12 May 2017

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First Known Use of nonurgent

1871, in the meaning defined above

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