hurryverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈhʌr.i/us/ˈhɝː.i/A2 to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this:
Hurry or you'll be late.
[ + to infinitive ] She hurried to answer the phone.
I refuse to be hurried into a decision (= to be forced to make a decision too quickly).
After spending her lunch hour shopping, she hurried back (= returned quickly) to work.
I hate to hurry you, but I have to leave in a few minutes.
UK Don't hurry your food (= don't eat it too quickly).
More examples
- Come on - we're going to be late if you don't hurry!
- If we hurry, there's still a chance we could catch the plane.
- Clutching the money to his chest, he hurried to the bank.
- She gathered the children up and hurried into the house.
- The owner of the vehicle came hurrying along and turned off the car alarm.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hurrying and doing things quickly
- accelerate
- acceleration
- against the clock idiom
- against time/the clock idiom
- alacrity
- dose
- grease
- haste
- hasten
- hasty
- hit/press/push the panic button idiom
- patch
- rush
- rush into sth
- rush job
- rushed
- scrabble
- sharpish
- snap
- throw
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Phrasal verb(s)
hurry (sb/sth) up
hurrynoun [ S ]
uk/ˈhʌr.i/us/ˈhɝː.i/B1 the need to move or do things more quickly than normal:
We left in such a hurry that we forgot our tickets.
"Can you wait a few minutes?" "Yes, I'm not in any hurry/I'm in no hurry (= I can wait)."
Are you in a hurry (= wanting) to leave?
What's (all) the hurry (for)/Why (all) the hurry? (= Why are you acting or moving so quickly?)
"I'll let you have this back next week." "That's all right, there's no (great) hurry/there isn't any (great) hurry (= no need to do it quickly)."
More examples
- Sorry, I can't talk to you now - I'm in a desperate hurry.
- We left in a hurry and I must have left my keys behind.
- Hey, there's no need to push! What's your hurry?
- In our hurry to get to school on time, Dan left his packed lunch behind.
- Tom was clearly in a hurry to finish the meeting and get to the canteen.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hurrying and doing things quickly
- accelerate
- acceleration
- against the clock idiom
- against time/the clock idiom
- alacrity
- dose
- grease
- haste
- hasten
- hasty
- hit/press/push the panic button idiom
- patch
- rush
- rush into sth
- rush job
- rushed
- scrabble
- sharpish
- snap
- throw
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