hurry
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
hurries;
hurried;
hurrying
hurries;
hurried;
hurrying
Britannica Dictionary definition of HURRY
1
[no object]
:
to move, act, or go quickly
— often + up
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Take your time. There's no need to hurry.
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She hurried off to her class.
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He hurried after her.
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They hurried past us.
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Hurry (back) home now.
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We hurried through the lesson so that we could finish early.
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We'll miss our flight if we don't hurry. = If we don't hurry we'll miss our flight.
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If we don't hurry up we'll miss our flight.
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Hurry up! We're going to be late!
2
[+ object]
a
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to make (someone) move, act, or go quickly
— often + up
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She hates to be hurried [=rushed] at dinner.
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The teacher hurried us through the lesson.
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Somebody needs to hurry them up so we can leave.
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Could you hurry it up a little please? [=could you please do what you are doing a little more quickly?]
b
[+ object]
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to carry or send (someone or something) more quickly than usual
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They hurried the children off to bed.
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A messenger hurried [=rushed] the package across town.
3
[+ object]
a
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to increase the speed of (something)
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He heard the train coming and hurried his pace. [=he began to walk more quickly]
b
:
to do (something) quickly or too quickly
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Don't hurry [=rush] your homework.
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The quarterback was forced to hurry his throw.
hurry up and wait
US, informal
— used to describe a situation in which you are forced to spend a lot of time waiting
— sometimes used as a noun phrase
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My father says that all he did in the army was hurry up and wait.
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Traveling often involves a lot of hurry up and wait. [=a lot of waiting]
2
hurry
/ˈhɚri/
noun
2
hurry
/ˈhɚri/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HURRY
[noncount]
:
a need to do something more quickly than usual
:
rush
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“Come on, let's go.” “What's the (big) hurry?” [=why do we need to hurry?]
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Why the hurry?
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Take your time. There's no (great) hurry.
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In her hurry to leave she forgot her briefcase.
in a hurry
1
:
very quickly
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The weather got worse in a hurry.
2
:
feeling a strong need to move, act, or go quickly
— sometimes used to say that someone does not want to do something
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He was in too much of a hurry to stop and say hello.
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teenagers who are in a (big) hurry to grow up [=who are eager to grow up; who want to grow up quickly]
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We're not in a/any hurry. = We're in no hurry. [=we do not need to hurry; we have plenty of time]
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It was getting late, but our guests were not in a/any hurry to leave. = Our guests were in no hurry to leave. [=we wanted our guests to leave, but they did not seem to want to leave]
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I'm in no (particular/big/great) hurry to go to the dentist.
