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单词 hurry
释义
hurry1 verbhurry2 noun
hurryhur‧ry1 /ˈhʌri $ ˈhɜːri/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle hurried, present participle hurrying, third person singular hurries) Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhurry1
Origin:
1600-1700 Probably copying the action
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
hurry
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyhurry
he, she, ithurries
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhurried
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave hurried
he, she, ithas hurried
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad hurried
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill hurry
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have hurried
Continuous Form
PresentIam hurrying
he, she, itis hurrying
you, we, theyare hurrying
PastI, he, she, itwas hurrying
you, we, theywere hurrying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been hurrying
he, she, ithas been hurrying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been hurrying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be hurrying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been hurrying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Brewing beer is a long process and should not be hurried.
  • Elizabeth disappeared into the crowd and Donald had to hurry after her.
  • In the kitchen Paul was hurrying to get the dinner ready before six o'clock.
  • Please hurry - this is an emergency.
  • The day was cold, and students hurried across campus to warm classrooms.
  • Their mother hurried the children across the street.
  • We have plenty of time, there's no need to hurry.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As the warriors turned to fight, Joseph hurried the helpless ones towards the gorge into which Canyon Creek ran.
  • Below her a gigantic cat head also dozes, while a furtive, headless male figure hurries off to the left.
  • Fand, standing guard outside the Tower, had warned her to hurry.
  • I do not agree with this frenetic trend to hurry children toward paper-and-pencil drills and skills.
  • Kicking aside a shattered bone, he hurried on.
  • The rare passersby hurried, emitting puffs of vapor from their nostrils.
  • While he was packing, the letter from Izz and Marian arrived, and made him hurry even more.
  • Who of the young but hurried forth?
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or you must finish something soon: · If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the bus.· We have plenty of time. There’s no need to hurry.
to go somewhere very quickly, or to do something too quickly and without thinking carefully enough: · Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.· Try to answer the questions calmly, without rushing.· A police car rushed past.
to go somewhere very quickly, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do: · I’ve got to dash to the shops to get some more milk.· She had to dash off and get the kids from school.
doing something quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes: · She had left in a hurry, and forgotten her passport.· I had to choose a present for her in a rush.
informal to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before: · Get a move on – it’s already 8 o'clock!· I think we’d better get moving, it’s only five minutes to boarding time.
informal to start working quickly: · It’s time you got cracking with your homework.· When Alfie arrives we’ll get cracking moving the furniture.
Longman Language Activatorto go somewhere or do something very quickly
to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or because you must finish something by a particular time: · Please hurry - this is an emergency.· We have plenty of time, there's no need to hurry.· Brewing beer is a long process and should not be hurried.hurry across/after/away etc: · The day was cold, and students hurried across campus to warm classrooms.· Elizabeth disappeared into the crowd and Donald had to hurry after her.hurry to do something: · In the kitchen Paul was hurrying to get the dinner ready before six o'clock.
to do something or go somewhere very quickly, often so quickly that you do not do it carefully or properly: · Try to do your work calmly and carefully, without rushing.· The book was rushed into print, and there are a lot of mistakes in it.· If you rush your meals, you'll get indigestion.rush out/around/into etc: · Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.· We rushed around trying to get all the information we needed before the end of the week.rush to do something: · Zack rushed to tell her what had happened.· I rushed over to meet him.rush things: · Don't try to rush things in a new relationship.
to go somewhere very quickly, usually by running, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do: dash around/out/into/across etc: · Kids were dashing across the playground chasing a ball.· He just dashed into the office and then dashed out again without speaking to anyone.· She dashed off to the airport and just managed to catch her plane.dash to do something: · I dashed downstairs to answer the phone.
if you do something in a hurry or in a rush , you do it too quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes: · She had left in a hurry, and had forgotten her driver's license.be in a hurry/rush to do something: · We were in a hurry to get back to the office.· Why are they in such a rush to sell the house?
to hurry in order to finish something in time, often so that you do not do something properly: · She hurried through her breakfast with her eye on the clock.· Don't rush through the chapters; take notes as you read.· People hurried through their morning chores, wanting to get to the fair.
written if you do something hurriedly , you do it very quickly because you do not have much time: · He dressed hurriedly and went to answer the door.· The official hurriedly glanced through my papers and stamped my passport.· "Sorry," Alice said, as she hurriedly put out her cigarette.
especially written if you do something in haste , you do it too quickly and without taking enough care - used especially in literature: · She had married in haste and regretted it ever since.in your haste to do something (=because you want to do something very quickly): · In his haste to leave, he almost forgot his coat.
what you say to tell someone to hurry
spoken · Hurry up or you'll be late for school.· If you want tickets, you'd better hurry up. There's only a few left.hurry up and do something · Hurry up and get your things, it's time to go.
say this when you want someone to hurry, especially when you are annoyed with them for being too slow: · Come on, you two, we're going to be late.· Oh come on! We don't have all day!
also get moving especially American spoken to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before: · Come on Sally, get a move on!· I think we'd better get moving, it's only five minutes to boarding time.
spoken say this when you want someone who is driving to hurry: · Step on it. We have a plane to catch.· You'll have to step on it if you're going to be there by eleven thirty.
British spoken to start working quickly: · Get cracking you people! I want the whole house cleaned by four o'clock.get cracking doing something: · When Alf arrives we'll get cracking moving the furniture.get cracking with: · It's time you got cracking with your homework.
British spoken say this when you are ordering someone to do something quickly: · I need to have that job done before lunch. Come on, jump to it!
to make someone hurry
· They're taking a long time to finish. Can you hurry them up a little?· I think she's nearly finished packing. I'll go hurry her up.
to make someone hurry, especially when you are impatient, and so that they do not have time to do something carefully or properly: · I wish you wouldn't hurry me. I'm being as quick as I can.· Don't rush me! You'll only make me get it wrong.· I'm sorry to rush you, but we don't have much time left.
British informal to try to make someone do something more quickly, by repeatedly telling them to hurry: · He'll get the job done, but you need to chivvy him along a bit.
done quickly because you are hurrying
done very quickly because you are in a hurry: · After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.· They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.· Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried.
a quick look, meal, visit, decision etc is done very quickly, because you do not have much time: · Do I have time for a quick shower?· Could I just make a quick phone call?· The house is priced for a quick sale.
something that is rushed is done very quickly, often too quickly to do it carefully or properly; someone who is rushed does things very quickly, often so that it is not done carefully or properly: · People have complained that the doctors seem rushed, with too many patients to see in a day.· The actors' performances were needlessly rushed.
done very quickly and without much care or attention, because you have very little time: · He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.· "I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye.
in a frantic situation, people are rushing around in a confused way, especially because they are worried that they will not have time to do something or get something: · Before the game there was a frantic rush to get the last few remaining tickets.· The staff spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.· Throughout the night, everyone mopped floors and washed walls in a frantic effort to clean the place up for the inspectors.
: feverish activity/preparations/ haste etc when people are hurrying to finish something, in an excited way, and when there is not much time to do it in: · The show was about to begin and behind the stage there were scenes of feverish activity.· Feverish preparations were being made for the arrival of the President.
informal a piece of work that is done too quickly and therefore not as well as it should be done, especially because there is not enough time: · I don't want a rush job. I want this work done right.· Getting back into condition after a serious injury can't be a rush job.
to be in a situation in which you must hurry
· I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry. I can't stop now.· Some people always seem to be in a hurry.be in a hurry to do something · Would you like to stay for a coffee, or are you in a hurry to leave?
to be in a situation when you must hurry because you do not have enough time for what you have to do: · I don't want to seem rude but I'm very pressed for time. Could I call you back later?· I can't stop right now, I'm a little pushed for time.
to work as quickly as you can because you only have a short time to finish something: · In advertising you're always working against the clock, trying to meet deadlines.work/race against the clock to do something: · We really had to work against the clock to finish the report on time.
a situation in which you have to work extremely quickly, especially in order to do something very important, because there is not much time to do it in: · Battleship repair crews swung into action in a race against time· In an urgent race against time, the Coast Guard and marine biologists struggled to rescue a whale that had beached itself on the shore.
a situation or time in which you hurry: · I had forgotten my wallet in the usual Monday morning rush.· There was a furious rush to have everything ready for the opening night.
what you say to tell someone not to hurry
· There's no hurry. The train never leaves on time.· You can hand in your report any time next week. There's no rush.
say this when you want someone to do something more slowly and without hurrying, especially so that they do it carefully and properly: · Take your time, think the matter over carefully, and then tell me what you've decided.· Just take your time, and speak slowly and clearly.
say this when someone is trying to do something quickly and you do not think they need to hurry: · What's the hurry? The plane doesn't leave for another two hours.· "I'd better go." "Why? What's the rush?"
not hurrying
to not be in a hurry, because you have plenty of time: · I'm in no hurry. I can wait.· He wasn't in any hurry, so he decided to take a look around town.be in no hurry/not be in any hurry to do something (=be very slow to do something, perhaps too slow): · Danny seemed in no hurry to pay me the money he owed me.
done slowly and calmly, without hurrying: · He swam gracefully, with easy, unhurried strokes.· It's a community of old trees, big houses, and an unhurried life.· She walked along, calm and unhurried.
a leisurely activity or way of doing something is pleasantly slow and relaxed, and done without hurrying: · She enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and had time to read the newspaper.· The horse walked at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
· I chatted to a few people, then made a quick exit.
(=very quick)· The family made a hurried exit, leaving many of their belongings behind.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· She slipped out of the kitchen and hurried across to the stables to warn her friend.· The sentries at the Yalu River checkpoint aimed their rifles at me instead of letting me hurry across.· The two women hurried across to the main doors of the bank.· Fifty-One Julie Craig heard the car pull up in the driveway and hurried across to the landing window-to look out.
· She hurries along the street, looking straight in front of her.· She saw a figure hurrying along the pavement towards her, and realised that it was Marco.· So she stopped off at her floor and hurried along to her room.· She hurried along the path, past matching stone lions, up a few stairs to the imposing door.· He hurried along the deserted early-morning pavements to the cinema.· She jumped out of the car and hurried along the road, ignoring the colourful epithet that followed her.· There's loads of shops with their lights on and traffic and people hurrying along the pavement.· The next instant, dizzy with the excitement that possessed her, she was hurrying along the corridor towards his office.
· Donald said, what can one do, and we both pretended to shrug it off, to hurry away.· Ministers emerged as tight-lipped as they had entered, shirking the cameras and hurrying away with serious expressions.· The swans and the kingfisher watched the rest of the creatures hurrying away.· Then recollecting himself, he nodded and hurried away.· He turned and, summoning two of his fellows across, hurried away, whispering something to his companions.· Then he hurried away towards the main square.
· I thanked him and hurried back to the hotel to rejoin the others.· Aim was doubtful but sufficient to send the attackers hurrying back.· She recovered, started off again, abruptly halted, wheeled, and hurried back through the doors behind the priest.· The Prince was hurt in the fight, but got better and was hurried back to Ruritania.· He takes a cursory look inside, then hurries back to the cabin.· And besides, she told herself as she hurried back to the van, it was kinder to do it impersonally.· Renie wiped his hands on his pants as he hurried back to his seat.
· There was no one about in the woods, so she'd better hurry back to the town as fast as she could.
· As they hurried down dusty, echoing staircases, Mungo began to wonder whether he would have enough money.· John hurried down from parachute school, bringing his jump partner, Reeve Schley.· As Grant hurried down the narrow concrete stairs, he felt the first warning stab of pain in his torn thigh muscle.· She hurried down to the hall to see with her own eyes.· Without hesitation, the sergeant swung round and hurried down the stairs as lightly as his own considerable bulk would allow.· The bar crowd went after, hurrying down single-file and loud.· John caught Sarah's arm and hustled her into the sitting room while Emily hurried down the stairs to join them.· They all crossed the road and hurried down an open field, and then he jumped another fence.
· Pull yourself together, she told herself, and hurried downstairs.· I dumped a drawer or two, knocked over a lamp, and hurried downstairs.· She hurried downstairs and saw Sam Morgan standing beside the van, smiling at her encouragingly.· Once she'd finished in the bathroom, she hurried downstairs to collect her shawl.· As he hurried downstairs he heard Buddie leave the house and Lady the bulldog barking excitedly in the yard.· The dress really wasn't right, though. - Remembering the soufflé, she hurried downstairs.· Anxious as she was about the neighbours, she couldn't help laughing as she hurried downstairs.· She spun away from the mirror and hurried downstairs, forcing the curling tension aside.
· They hurried forward, ignoring the planes.· Trondur had hurried forward to fetch his biggest harpoon which he kept strapped across the bows.· A sergeant hurried forward and clicked his heels.
· To this the tiger agreed, and taking the oxen with him for safety, the farmer hurried home.· Angrily I buckled my trousers and hurried home to report the fraud to Aunt Pat.· I've never had a better incentive to hurry home.· The girls hurried home to tell their skeptical parents, who reluctantly provided the necessary dresses, gloves and veils.· HAR-ROOMF! - and hurried home for his supper.· I hurry home, do my homework, listen to the radio and read.· I would have liked to have heard it again at the second service but Dad made us hurry home.
· At that moment, Andrew hurried in, slightly out of breath.· They were waiting for the lift when they saw a man come hurrying in through the swing doors.· He hurried in with her and the door was quickly shut again.· About 3,500 Kurds came to Britain last May and June, before a visa requirement was hurried in to stem an influx.· When he received the despairing note from Sien he hurried in to see her.· In response to the two presses of the chair button Galvone hurried in to the living room.
· Do you have to hurry off, or can you stay and have dinner with me later?· At that point, the solemn political discussion between Eleanor and young Joe ended abruptly, and Eleanor hurried off to bed.· Stephen gave an absent-minded nod and hurried off to solve the next problem.· Below her a gigantic cat head also dozes, while a furtive, headless male figure hurries off to the left.· The way he shook me off, as soon as you left us, and hurried off down the river like that.· I must find a shoemaker who would fix them on the spot, so l hurried off.· Rosalind gladly let the police-sergeant take away the envelope and hurried off, singing, to telephone to Richard.· Phil told him as they hurried off.
· Kicking aside a shattered bone, he hurried on.· But the wind was favorable and they hurried on.· He did not acknowledge Conroy, but hurried on down with that glazed look of some one already encased in their next entrance.· He urged his colleagues to hurry on farther with him.· He hurried on, sighting Clare and Underwood in the distance just turning off the main road up the hill.· Looking for part-time work? Hurry on down to Fannie Mae.· On no account should it be regarded as something through which the traveller passes quickly while hurrying on to the next destination.· The first man cycled to the first mark and left the cycle and hurried on, on foot.
· With an odd sigh, and a funny little shake of his head, he turned and hurried out.· The bathroom door opened and Renie hurried out, buckling his belt.· Then she hurried out to the kitchen to tell them all the news.· Papa was hurrying out of the main building with another suitcase.· I heard Marcus putting food in my bowl and hurried out to the kitchen.· Suzanne hurried out, bearing the school bus.· He hurried out into the forecourt, and on.· Calling to Lizzie to put the kettle oD, she hurried out to the hammock and spread herself there to wait.
· They rode slowly to avoid splashing, although the horses' instinct clearly was to hurry over.· Dead on cue the runner hurries over to Eli to answer his question.· The journey is a long one, but it is hurried over in a few words.· Still in her wrap, she had hurried over to the drawer where the letters were kept.· Three days' journey on into the desert are hurried over in a verse, and then the people run out of water.· Retrieving his Browning he hurried over to where he had last seen the gunman.· I hurry over in that direction.
· But please hurry up if you want to avoid the nerve damage and deformity that result from long-term exposure to the germ.
· All three hurried round the side of the house and issued through the gates on to the road.· Fretting, he thought of hurrying round to have it out with him, whatever it was.· He leapt out of his side and hurried round to help her down.· Jack hurried round to hold open the driver's door.· I hurried round the corner to where I'd parked Armstrong and climbed aboard.· She hurried round to Mozart's apartment, where she found Constanze in a terrible state, though trying to keep calm.· They climbed out and hurried round to the back of the van to open the doors.
· Carson let the door swing behind him, hurrying through into the sitting room and reaching for the receiver.· Donna hurried through into the kitchen and sat down at the wooden table, pulling the envelopes from her handbag.· Folly threw on a dressing-gown and hurried through to answer it, praying that it wouldn't be Luke.· Major health service legislation was not completed, but other legislation was hurried through.
· The coachman took my luggage and called me to hurry up.· The minute Mooney and Carper came out of the kitchen, she hurried up Main Street.· He hurried up the aisle of the church, showing his palms by way of apology when he reached his place.· Gabriel hurried up to try to hear what was said, but the door closed in her face.· Belinda thought as she hurried up the front steps.· Oh Emma, Emma. Hurry up.· How many pieces of fruit do I have altogether? Hurry up!· Come on, hurry up and get out of here.
NOUN
· There was now no need to hurry.
VERB
· They were waiting for the lift when they saw a man come hurrying in through the swing doors.· Ada, come on, hurry up.· Zoser came hurrying out of the church and joined his wife.· A tall man in a cloth cap came after, hurrying to catch them up.· The old steward came hurrying up, huffing and puffing, but Carey snarled at him so he slunk away.· Rosa came hurrying, and Michele gave the housekeeper some rapid orders before carrying Luce up to her room.· The Governor licked his lips, aware that they were once more dry. Come on, hurry up and get out of here.· Michael came hurrying towards Sean at the top of the aisle and took Noreen's other arm.
· He told us to hurry back home after the picture had finished because it might get foggy later.· The washing sort of turns me on and I tell her to hurry up.· Pull yourself together, she told herself, and hurried downstairs.· His stepmother told him to hurry up.· And besides, she told herself as she hurried back to the van, it was kinder to do it impersonally.· He told me not to hurry, that he had till six-thirty in the morning to listen if I wanted to practice.· But Will told her not to hurry.· Phil told him as they hurried off.
· Don't try to hurry the programme of exercises, which should take about twenty minutes or so.· Alice said a quick hello and tried to hurry into the front room, but Duvall called her back.· Graham was only a little impatient, and he knew better than to try to hurry Slater up.· He'd tried to hurry Eloise away, to sidetrack the woman standing in their path.· Lorton knew Fred too well to try to hurry him.· Means to try to hurry things along.
· With an odd sigh, and a funny little shake of his head, he turned and hurried out.· He pointed, then turned and hurried through a dark door-way at the back of his little shop.· This strange mood seemed to leave her then, and she turned and hurried back to Sikes' house.· It turned and hurried away into the darkness.· Coming to a decision, she turned and hurried down the stairs.
· Meals are not just about eating, they are about talking and not wishing to hurry into another room for coffee.· He dearly wished they would hurry up and tell him what to do.· Joshua shifted uneasily in his seat and wished they would hurry up.· Part of her was wishing they would hurry up and the other part was hoping they'd take for ever!· Consequently, they are sometimes taken by employed people who wish to hurry things through.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Hurry up - we're late!
► hurry somebody/something upPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • She was sorry for this little man and his problem but she was in a tearing hurry.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounhurryadjectivehurried ≠ unhurriedverbhurryadverbhurriedly
1[intransitive, transitive] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time SYN  rush:  If we hurry, we’ll get there in time. I hate having to hurry a meal. We’ll have to hurry, otherwise we’ll miss the start. There’s no need to hurry. We’ve got plenty of time.hurry to do something They were hurrying to catch their train.hurry through/along/down etc She hurried down the corridor as fast as she could.hurry after John hurried after his girlfriend.2[transitive] to make someone do something more quickly SYN  rush:  Don’t hurry me. I’m doing this as fast as I can.hurry somebody into (doing) something She doesn’t want to be hurried into making a decision.3[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take someone or something quickly to a place SYN  rushhurry something to/through/across etc something Emergency supplies have been hurried to the areas worst hit by the famine.THESAURUShurry to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or you must finish something soon: · If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the bus.· We have plenty of time. There’s no need to hurry.rush to go somewhere very quickly, or to do something too quickly and without thinking carefully enough: · Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.· Try to answer the questions calmly, without rushing.· A police car rushed past.dash to go somewhere very quickly, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do: · I’ve got to dash to the shops to get some more milk.· She had to dash off and get the kids from school.in a hurry/in a rush doing something quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes: · She had left in a hurry, and forgotten her passport.· I had to choose a present for her in a rush.get a move on/get moving informal to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before: · Get a move on – it’s already 8 o'clock!· I think we’d better get moving, it’s only five minutes to boarding time.get cracking informal to start working quickly: · It’s time you got cracking with your homework.· When Alfie arrives we’ll get cracking moving the furniture.hurry up phrasal verb1hurry up! spoken used to tell someone to do something more quickly:  Hurry up! We’re late!2hurry somebody/something up to make someone do something more quickly, or to make something happen more quickly:  See if you can hurry things up a little.
hurry1 verbhurry2 noun
hurryhurry2 ●●● S3 noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But she made it to daylight in one hell of a hurry.
  • Cars went past in a hurry to somewhere.
  • Habibi was an impatient horse and was always in a hurry to do everything before she was even asked.
  • He raised the gun and without hurry brought it down upon my skull.
  • The Bears will have to find cohesion in a hurry.
  • The Raiders packed up their victory and left in a hurry.
  • What are they in such a hurry for?
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto go somewhere or do something very quickly
to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or because you must finish something by a particular time: · Please hurry - this is an emergency.· We have plenty of time, there's no need to hurry.· Brewing beer is a long process and should not be hurried.hurry across/after/away etc: · The day was cold, and students hurried across campus to warm classrooms.· Elizabeth disappeared into the crowd and Donald had to hurry after her.hurry to do something: · In the kitchen Paul was hurrying to get the dinner ready before six o'clock.
to do something or go somewhere very quickly, often so quickly that you do not do it carefully or properly: · Try to do your work calmly and carefully, without rushing.· The book was rushed into print, and there are a lot of mistakes in it.· If you rush your meals, you'll get indigestion.rush out/around/into etc: · Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.· We rushed around trying to get all the information we needed before the end of the week.rush to do something: · Zack rushed to tell her what had happened.· I rushed over to meet him.rush things: · Don't try to rush things in a new relationship.
to go somewhere very quickly, usually by running, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do: dash around/out/into/across etc: · Kids were dashing across the playground chasing a ball.· He just dashed into the office and then dashed out again without speaking to anyone.· She dashed off to the airport and just managed to catch her plane.dash to do something: · I dashed downstairs to answer the phone.
if you do something in a hurry or in a rush , you do it too quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes: · She had left in a hurry, and had forgotten her driver's license.be in a hurry/rush to do something: · We were in a hurry to get back to the office.· Why are they in such a rush to sell the house?
to hurry in order to finish something in time, often so that you do not do something properly: · She hurried through her breakfast with her eye on the clock.· Don't rush through the chapters; take notes as you read.· People hurried through their morning chores, wanting to get to the fair.
written if you do something hurriedly , you do it very quickly because you do not have much time: · He dressed hurriedly and went to answer the door.· The official hurriedly glanced through my papers and stamped my passport.· "Sorry," Alice said, as she hurriedly put out her cigarette.
especially written if you do something in haste , you do it too quickly and without taking enough care - used especially in literature: · She had married in haste and regretted it ever since.in your haste to do something (=because you want to do something very quickly): · In his haste to leave, he almost forgot his coat.
what you say to tell someone to hurry
spoken · Hurry up or you'll be late for school.· If you want tickets, you'd better hurry up. There's only a few left.hurry up and do something · Hurry up and get your things, it's time to go.
say this when you want someone to hurry, especially when you are annoyed with them for being too slow: · Come on, you two, we're going to be late.· Oh come on! We don't have all day!
also get moving especially American spoken to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before: · Come on Sally, get a move on!· I think we'd better get moving, it's only five minutes to boarding time.
spoken say this when you want someone who is driving to hurry: · Step on it. We have a plane to catch.· You'll have to step on it if you're going to be there by eleven thirty.
British spoken to start working quickly: · Get cracking you people! I want the whole house cleaned by four o'clock.get cracking doing something: · When Alf arrives we'll get cracking moving the furniture.get cracking with: · It's time you got cracking with your homework.
British spoken say this when you are ordering someone to do something quickly: · I need to have that job done before lunch. Come on, jump to it!
to make someone hurry
· They're taking a long time to finish. Can you hurry them up a little?· I think she's nearly finished packing. I'll go hurry her up.
to make someone hurry, especially when you are impatient, and so that they do not have time to do something carefully or properly: · I wish you wouldn't hurry me. I'm being as quick as I can.· Don't rush me! You'll only make me get it wrong.· I'm sorry to rush you, but we don't have much time left.
British informal to try to make someone do something more quickly, by repeatedly telling them to hurry: · He'll get the job done, but you need to chivvy him along a bit.
done quickly because you are hurrying
done very quickly because you are in a hurry: · After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.· They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.· Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried.
a quick look, meal, visit, decision etc is done very quickly, because you do not have much time: · Do I have time for a quick shower?· Could I just make a quick phone call?· The house is priced for a quick sale.
something that is rushed is done very quickly, often too quickly to do it carefully or properly; someone who is rushed does things very quickly, often so that it is not done carefully or properly: · People have complained that the doctors seem rushed, with too many patients to see in a day.· The actors' performances were needlessly rushed.
done very quickly and without much care or attention, because you have very little time: · He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.· "I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye.
in a frantic situation, people are rushing around in a confused way, especially because they are worried that they will not have time to do something or get something: · Before the game there was a frantic rush to get the last few remaining tickets.· The staff spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.· Throughout the night, everyone mopped floors and washed walls in a frantic effort to clean the place up for the inspectors.
: feverish activity/preparations/ haste etc when people are hurrying to finish something, in an excited way, and when there is not much time to do it in: · The show was about to begin and behind the stage there were scenes of feverish activity.· Feverish preparations were being made for the arrival of the President.
informal a piece of work that is done too quickly and therefore not as well as it should be done, especially because there is not enough time: · I don't want a rush job. I want this work done right.· Getting back into condition after a serious injury can't be a rush job.
to be in a situation in which you must hurry
· I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry. I can't stop now.· Some people always seem to be in a hurry.be in a hurry to do something · Would you like to stay for a coffee, or are you in a hurry to leave?
to be in a situation when you must hurry because you do not have enough time for what you have to do: · I don't want to seem rude but I'm very pressed for time. Could I call you back later?· I can't stop right now, I'm a little pushed for time.
to work as quickly as you can because you only have a short time to finish something: · In advertising you're always working against the clock, trying to meet deadlines.work/race against the clock to do something: · We really had to work against the clock to finish the report on time.
a situation in which you have to work extremely quickly, especially in order to do something very important, because there is not much time to do it in: · Battleship repair crews swung into action in a race against time· In an urgent race against time, the Coast Guard and marine biologists struggled to rescue a whale that had beached itself on the shore.
a situation or time in which you hurry: · I had forgotten my wallet in the usual Monday morning rush.· There was a furious rush to have everything ready for the opening night.
what you say to tell someone not to hurry
· There's no hurry. The train never leaves on time.· You can hand in your report any time next week. There's no rush.
say this when you want someone to do something more slowly and without hurrying, especially so that they do it carefully and properly: · Take your time, think the matter over carefully, and then tell me what you've decided.· Just take your time, and speak slowly and clearly.
say this when someone is trying to do something quickly and you do not think they need to hurry: · What's the hurry? The plane doesn't leave for another two hours.· "I'd better go." "Why? What's the rush?"
not hurrying
to not be in a hurry, because you have plenty of time: · I'm in no hurry. I can wait.· He wasn't in any hurry, so he decided to take a look around town.be in no hurry/not be in any hurry to do something (=be very slow to do something, perhaps too slow): · Danny seemed in no hurry to pay me the money he owed me.
done slowly and calmly, without hurrying: · He swam gracefully, with easy, unhurried strokes.· It's a community of old trees, big houses, and an unhurried life.· She walked along, calm and unhurried.
a leisurely activity or way of doing something is pleasantly slow and relaxed, and done without hurrying: · She enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and had time to read the newspaper.· The horse walked at a leisurely pace through the flat Fenland countryside.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
· I chatted to a few people, then made a quick exit.
(=very quick)· The family made a hurried exit, leaving many of their belongings behind.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Boys had a way of doing things in a great hurry and then regretting them afterwards.· It should have told us something that we were in no great hurry.· They ran away in a great hurry.· The other type, speedsters, are in a great hurry to get the piece out.· They married in a great hurry and then she told him that by marrying she'd lost her 50 a year!· Finally I hurried to the kitchen, where I washed in a great hurry.· He was surely in no great hurry for the money.· Nobody seemed in any great hurry.
VERB
· Ilsa's chair was at an angle as if she had left in a hurry.· The Raiders packed up their victory and left in a hurry.· Mortimer left in a hurry, caught his plane, and was standing bewigged at the Old Bailey the next day.· Sorry I had to leave in such a hurry.· He'd declined the butler's offer to take his coat: he might want to leave in a hurry.· It looked as if some one had left in a hurry.
· She seemed in no hurry to have them come, for her patience was equalled by her confidence.· He seemed in a hurry to get away to his next appointment.· No one seemed in any hurry to address the question of birth.· They seemed in no hurry to escort their prisoners into the valley.· But no one seemed in any hurry to do so.· He seemed in no hurry to dash off and be a hero.· Nobody seemed in any great hurry.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do something)► what’s (all) the hurry?/why (all) the hurry?
  • He needs to get that mailed off in a hurry.
  • I was kind of in a hurry.
  • But I got converted in a hurry.
  • Cars went past in a hurry to somewhere.
  • He was in a hurry, he told me as we shook hands and parted.
  • Jonathon Morris is a man in a hurry.
  • Something must have come up, and she must have gone off in a hurry.
  • That made me move in a hurry.
  • The driver conferred in hurried whispers with the men, and we climbed in quickly.
  • You can get it sometime when you visit - there's no hurry.
► somebody will not be doing something (again) in a hurry
  • But in my hurry to get away from whatever it was in the bed I missed my footing and fell.
  • But in their hurry to get off the mountain, exhausted climbers have discarded tons of rubbish.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • She was sorry for this little man and his problem but she was in a tearing hurry.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounhurryadjectivehurried ≠ unhurriedverbhurryadverbhurriedly
1in a hurry more quickly than usual SYN  in a rush:  Sorry, I can’t stop, I’m in a hurry. You’ll make mistakes if you do things in too much of a hurry.be in a hurry to do something Why are you in such a hurry to leave? ► Do not say that you are ‘in hurry’. Say that you are in a hurry.2(there’s) no hurry spoken used to tell someone that they do not have to do something quickly or soon:  Pay me back whenever you can. There’s no great hurry.3somebody will not be doing something (again) in a hurry spoken used to say that someone does not want to do something again:  We won’t be going back there again in a hurry.4in your hurry to do something while you are trying to do something too quickly:  In his hurry to leave the room, he tripped over a chair.5be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do something) a)to be able to wait because you have a lot of time in which to do something:  Take your time – I’m not in any hurry. b)to be unwilling to do something or not want to do it soon:  He was clearly in no hurry to reply to our letter.6what’s (all) the hurry?/why (all) the hurry? spoken used to say that someone is doing something too quickly:  We’ve got plenty of time – what’s all the hurry?
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