切迫(せっぱく)

せっぱく
noun
urgency; imminence; pressing nature
formaltime-general
1. urgency; imminence; pressing nature
A state where something is imminent or pressing, often with a sense of tension or crisis approaching.
事態(じたい)が切迫(せっぱく)している。
The situation is urgent.
切迫(せっぱく)した空気(くうき)が会議室(かいぎしつ)に漂(ただよ)った。
A tense atmosphere hung over the meeting room.
危機(きき)の切迫(せっぱく)を感(かん)じて避難(ひなん)を決(き)めた。
Sensing the imminent crisis, we decided to evacuate.

切迫(せっぱく) expresses urgency or imminence, often with tension.

Forms

  • 切(せつ) (cut, urgent) + 迫(はく) (press, approach)

Common collocations

Medical usage

  • 切迫(せっぱく)流産(りゅうざん): threatened miscarriage
  • 切迫(せっぱく)早産(そうざん): threatened premature labor

Similar words

  • 逼迫(ひっぱく): strain on resources/systems
  • 切迫(せっぱく): time-related urgency/imminence

Related Words

Synonym: 逼迫(ひっぱく) (tightness, strain)
Compare: 差(さ)し迫(せま)る (to be imminent)
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Added 2026.1.31 11:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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