Push and Urgency

Push

Push noun - A series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal.

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Urgency and push are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Urgency" instead a noun "Push".

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

Urgency noun - The state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity.

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Push and urgency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Push" instead a noun "Urgency".

Nearby Words: urgent, urgently

physical	physical push	physical urgency
actual	actual push	actual urgency
entire	entire push	entire urgency
real	real push	real urgency
Other adjectives: little, desperate, additional, stronger.

Does not actually require the button being pushed to be the "Close Door" button, although it's common for a panicking character to push it repeatedly with a sense of urgency.

Source: Elevator Escape
They don't specify a quota or threaten bad luck (usually Messages of the "for each forward three cents are donated to help a sick kid" variety often include a note along the lines of "if you don't forward, what goes around comes around."), but still push the urgency.

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