Collocations for "emergency"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "emergency" in context.
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emergency
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [weather, financial, transit] emergency
- an emergency at [home, work, school]
- only in an (absolute) emergency
- this [line, number] is for emergencies only
- is (not) considered an emergency
- a [home, house, domestic] emergency
- the [police, fire department] was called to an emergency
- [officers, firefighters, police helicopters] responded to the emergency
- [prepared, staffed, trained] for any emergency
- only contact me in an emergency
- [what to do, where to go] in case of an emergency
- in case of emergency, [call, see, visit] a doctor
- the power [outage, failure] created an emergency
- an emergency caused by a lack of [water, supplies, staff]
- [press, hit] the emergency [button, switch]
- call the emergency services
- emergency [assistance, response]
- emergency response [times, rate, staff]
- [used, went out, left through] the emergency exit
- was [taken, admitted] to the emergency room
- emergency [awareness, planning, preparedness]
- [effective, good, strong, poor] emergency management
- [call, attend, chair] an emergency meeting
- has been [given, granted] emergency leave
- emergency medical [staff, kits, supplies, attention]
'emergency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aside
- care
- case
- clause
- command
- consult
- contact
- contingency
- crop
- decree
- dispatch
- drill
- errand
- escape
- exit
- flare
- intend
- measure
- medicine
- meeting
- notify
- nurse
- override
- phone
- primary
- procedure
- ramp
- reimbursement
- resort
- respond
- response
- script
- section
- shipping
- shutdown
- situation
- staircase
- standby
- status
- swerve
- swiftly
- wheel