hurriedness
hurriedness

hurry


Definition: Meaning of, hurry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhʌri /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
hurry hurried hurried
Present Participle Third Person Singular
hurrying hurries
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time [=  rush]
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  2. [transitive] to make someone do something more quickly [=  rush]
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  3. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take someone or something quickly to a place [=  rush]
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  1. in a hurry more quickly than usual [=  in a rush]
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  2. (there's) no hurry spoken used to tell someone that they do not have to do something quickly or soon
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  3. somebody will not be doing something (again) in a hurry spoken used to say that someone does not want to do something again
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  4. in your hurry to do something while you are trying to do something too quickly
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  5. be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do something) to be able to wait because you have a lot of time in which to do something
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  6. be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do something) to be unwilling to do something or not want to do it soon
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  7. what's (all) the hurry?/why (all) the hurry? spoken used to say that someone is doing something too quickly
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hurry used in phrasal verbs

  • hurry up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] mainly spoken used for telling someone to do something more quickly
    2. [intransitive] to do something or move somewhere more quickly
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