hurry

[hur·ry]

To hurry is to rush, or to move quickly. If you're late for a movie and you don't want to miss the beginning, you'll have to hurry into the theater, not stopping to buy popcorn.

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To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

Noun
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

Noun
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

Noun
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"

Verb
urge to an unnatural speed; "Don''t rush me, please!"

Verb
act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it''s late!"

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Verb
move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"


v. t.
To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

v. t.
To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.

v. t.
To cause to be done quickly.

v. i.
To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.

n.
The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.


Hurry

Hur"ry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurried ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurrying.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
Impetuous lust hurries him on.
They hurried him abroad a bark.
2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your doubtful friends.
3. To cause to be done quickly. Syn. -- To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.

Hurry

Hur"ry, v. i. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry. To hurry up, to make haste. [Colloq.]

Hurry

Hur"ry, n. The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.
Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought.
Syn. -- Haste; speed; dispatch. See Haste.

To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.

The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.

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Usage Examples

What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all Cram in a day, what his youth took a year to hold.

If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater.

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.

I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.

In the end, nature is inexorable: it has no reason to hurry and, sooner or later, it takes what belongs to it. Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to its own laws, it doesn't know art, just as it doesn't know freedom, just as it doesn't know goodness.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Leadership is an active role 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry.

You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

Never be in a hurry do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.

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