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.

Common collocations

  • 事態(じたい)が切迫(せっぱく)する: the situation becomes urgent
  • 切迫(せっぱく)した空気(くうき): a tense atmosphere
  • 切迫(せっぱく)した声(こえ): an urgent, strained voice
  • 切迫(せっぱく)流産(りゅうざん) / 切迫(せっぱく)早産(そうざん): threatened miscarriage / threatened premature labor (medical)

Similar words

切迫(せっぱく) is about something bad being close at hand, with little time left.

Related Words

Synonym: 逼迫(ひっぱく) (tightness, strain)
Compare: 差(さ)し迫(せま)る (to be imminent)
Compare: 緊迫(きんぱく) (tension, a tense standoff .)
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Added 2026.1.31 11:15 · Revised 2026.9.30 2:25
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