nonemergency

adjective

non·emer·gen·cy ˌnän-i-ˈmər-jən(t)-sē

: not of, relating to, or constituting an emergency

nonemergency medical care

a nonemergency situation

nonemergency noun

… patients with nonemergencies turn up at emergency rooms instead of going to doctors offices … —

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Examples of nonemergency in a Sentence

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Officials in Washington, D.C., said most nonemergency federal employees who work in offices should stay home today. —

NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025 This reality compels us to avoid using alarmist language and to offer valid and feasible solutions to bring people along to a new, nonemergency phase of the pandemic. —

Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023 Hospitals prepared for the walkout by transferring patients, diverting ambulances to other institutions, postponing nonemergency medical procedures and arranging to bring in temporary staffing. —

Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023 Both a crisis intervention hotline and a warmline for nonemergency emotional support calls. —

Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for nonemergency