Emergency warp was a form of emergency power for warp propulsion.
In 2266, as a Romulan Bird-of-Prey decloaked to fire a faster-than-light plasma torpedo at the USS Enterprise, Captain James T. Kirk ordered full astern at emergency warp speed. With emergency warp at full power, the plasma torpedo was still overtaking them and would do so in approximately two minutes. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
In 2267, Kirk destroyed the non-corporeal lifeform Trelane's mirror machine and temporarily fled the planet Gothos with the landing party back to the Enterprise. After setting course for colony Beta VI, Kirk ordered for full power acceleration from orbit, as well as emergency warp at the earliest possible moment. As they were about to warp, Gothos reappeared in front of them and was set on a collision course with their ship. (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")
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- Warp factor at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works