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of the essence

ADJECTIVE
prerequisite
Synonyms
STRONG
essential expedient imperative mandatory requisite
WEAK
called-for important indispensable necessitous needful obligatory required vital
Antonyms
STRONG
inessential optional secondary unnecessary voluntary

Example Sentences

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Speed is of the essence because, nearly a month in, disruptions are spreading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Time is of the essence when it comes to making these refund-enhancing tax-planning moves, and filing your 2025 tax return, according to Greene-Lewis.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

It says the government's announcement is "vital and long-overdue", but time is of the essence.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Rutte said the agreement should push Russia to reconsider peace talks and said “speed is of the essence here.”

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2025

This need to be always on guard was an unmeasured expenditure of energy, the slow siphoning of the essence.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.