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hurry

/ˈhɚri/

US UK

verb

-ries; -ried; -rying

[no obj] :to move, act, or go quickly

Take your time. There's no need to hurry.

She hurried off to her class.

He hurried after her.

They hurried past us.

Hurry (back) home now.

We hurried through the lesson so that we could finish early.

We'll miss our flight if we don't hurry. = If we don't hurry we'll miss our flight. - often + up

If we don't hurry up we'll miss our flight.

Hurry up! We're going to be late!

[+ obj] to make (someone) move, act, or go quickly

She hates to be hurried [=rushed] at dinner.

The teacher hurried us through the lesson. - often + up

Somebody needs to hurry them up so we can leave.

Could you hurry it up a little please? [=could you please do what you are doing a little more quickly?]

[+ obj] :to carry or send (someone or something) more quickly than usual

They hurried the children off to bed.

A messenger hurried [=rushed] the package across town.

[+ obj] to increase the speed of (something)

He heard the train coming and hurried his pace. [=he began to walk more quickly]

to do (something) quickly or too quickly

Don't hurry [=rush] your homework.

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

My father says that all he did in the army was hurry up and wait. - sometimes used as a noun phrase

Traveling often involves a lot of hurry up and wait. [=a lot of waiting]

noun

[noncount] :a need to do something more quickly than usual :rush

Come on, let's go. What's the (big) hurry? [=why do we need to hurry?]

Why the hurry?

Take your time. There's no (great) hurry.

In her hurry to leave she forgot her briefcase.

in a hurry

very quickly

The weather got worse in a hurry.

feeling a strong need to move, act, or go quickly

He was in too much of a hurry to stop and say hello.

teenagers who are in a (big) hurry to grow up [=who are eager to grow up; who want to grow up quickly]

We're not in a/any hurry. = We're in no hurry. [=we do not need to hurry; we have plenty of time] - sometimes used to say that someone does not want to do something

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]

I'm in no (particular/big/great) hurry to go to the dentist.