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HUR-ee/ˈhʌri/

To hurry is to move or act more quickly: hurry up, hurry home, no need to hurry. In a hurry is the set phrase for being short of time: I am in a hurry. Rush is a close synonym, often a bit stronger. Hurry can be a noun: what’s the hurry? Do not write “hurry to do” as often as hurry + place / hurry up.

Meaning

To do something or move more quickly than usual.

Examples

• “Hurry, or we will miss the bus.”
• “Hurry up or we will miss the start.”
• “She left in a hurry and forgot her pass.”

Good to know

hurry up. in a hurry. Noun: no hurry / what’s the hurry?

Near in meaning

rush

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