The phrase "urgent ceasefire" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where immediate action is needed to halt hostilities or conflict.
Example: "The international community is calling for an urgent ceasefire to prevent further loss of life."
Alternatives: "immediate truce" or "swift cessation of hostilities."
Humanitarian groups are pleading for an urgent ceasefire to allow them inside.
"The UK supports an urgent ceasefire and immediate halt to all violence.
Mr Hammond has called for an urgent ceasefire to end the conflict in Gaza, where the death toll on both sides has now risen to 750.
Despite such disagreements, Ms Rice said there was an "emerging consensus on what is necessary for an urgent ceasefire and a lasting settlement".
Asked if he considered Israel's assault justifiable on the grounds of rocket attacks, Brown said: "I want an immediate and urgent ceasefire, but we want it to be based on deliverables for the future".
Hours before Israeli tanks crossed into Gaza, Gordon Brown called for an "immediate and urgent ceasefire" and for the territory's border with Egypt to be opened to allow in aid and for civilians to escape.
With bombs raining down on the people of eastern Aleppo as we speak, it is urgent that the ceasefire is salvaged if possible.
The prime minister and the foreign secretary have consistently argued for an urgent, immediate and sustainable ceasefire.
Hague said there would also be discussions over the course of the day on the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The French President, whose country holds the EU presidency, decided to get involved in the increasingly urgent search for a ceasefire after Bush told Putin at the Olympics that Russia's "disproportionate" response was "unacceptable".
Warning that there should be consequences for anyone found to be committing war crimes in the city, the leader said there was an "urgent need" for a ceasefire, so the UN could bring in aid to those trapped, and relief to people who have fled.
