The phrase "adding to the urgency of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing factors that increase the importance or immediacy of a situation or issue.
Example: "The recent events have been adding to the urgency of the need for a comprehensive response plan."
Alternatives: "heightening the urgency of" or "increasing the urgency of".
Two of the banned holidays were fast approaching, adding to the urgency of forming a government, Iraqis said.
The violence continued during the course of making the film, adding to the urgency of the project and the organization's work.
Johnson's last crusade against guns before leaving office began in June 1968, just weeks after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. Earlier that month, the assassination of Robert Kennedy shook the nation, adding to the urgency of Johnson's effort.
Even during the much milder Hurricane Gustav in September — a Category 2 storm when it made landfall — water was observed sloshing over the top of floodwalls along the Industrial Canal and pooling in neighborhoods to the west, alarming corps officials and adding to the urgency of the task.
3 Patients with critical limb ischemia have a 20% mortality rate in the first year after presentation, adding to the urgency of diagnosis and treatment.
Adding to the urgency of the state campaigns is the competition: The law's supporters have been badly outspent by its opponents, who have poured five times as much cash into television attack ads.
This only adds to the urgency of establishing a responsible peacekeeping force in the liberated areas.
This is daring territory for orchestral musicians and added to the urgency of the performance.
The coincidental timing of the video added to the urgency of a case the judge has called "extraordinary and unique".
The deadline for forming a government is Saturday night, and President Obama's scheduled arrival in Israel on Wednesday has added to the urgency of concluding the negotiations.
The threat of global warming has added to the urgency of creating corridors because animals will need to shift habitats as temperatures rise from climate change.
