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hur·ry  (hûr, hr-)
v. hur·ried, hur·ry·ing, hur·ries
v.intr.
To move or act with speed or haste.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.
2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage.
3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite. See Synonyms at speed.
n. pl. hur·ries
1. The act or an instance of hurrying; hastened progress.
2. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste. See Synonyms at haste.
3. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave.

[Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass; see harry.]

hurri·er n.

hurry [ˈhʌrɪ]
vb -ries, -rying, -ried
1. (intr; often foll by up) to hasten (to do something); rush
2. (tr; often foll by along) to speed up the completion, progress, etc., of
n
1. haste
2. urgency or eagerness
in a hurry Informal
a.  easily you won't beat him in a hurry
b.  willingly we won't go there again in a hurry
[C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurry]
hurrying  n & adj
hurryingly  adv

Hurry a small load of hay or corn; a confused crowd; a mob, 1620.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hurryhurry - a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
2.hurry - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
fastness, swiftness, speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, suddenness, precipitousness, abruptness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
3.hurryhurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
bolt, dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
scamper, scurry, scramble - rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Verb1.hurryhurry - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
dart, fleet, flit, flutter - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
whizz along, zoom, zoom along, whizz - move along very quickly
2.hurry - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
3.hurry - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

hurry
verb
1. rush, fly, dash, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), scurry, scoot, burn rubber (informal) Claire hurried along the road.
rush creep, crawl, dawdle, move slowly, drag your feet
2. make haste, rush, lose no time, get a move on (informal), step on it (informal), get your skates on (informal) There was no longer any reason to hurry.
3. (sometimes with up) speed (up), accelerate, hasten, quicken, hustle, urge, push on, goad, expedite The President's attempt to hurry the process of independence.
speed (up) slow, delay, slow down, retard
noun
rush, haste, speed, urgency, bustle, flurry, commotion, precipitation, quickness, celerity, promptitude the hurry of people wanting to get home
rush slowness
in a hurry quickly, hastily, hurriedly, immediately, rapidly, instantly, swiftly, abruptly, briskly, at speed, speedily, expeditiously, at or on the double Troops had left the area in a hurry.
Translations
hurry [ˈhʌrɪ]
A. Nprisa f, apuro m (LAm)
to be in a hurry (to do sth)tener prisa or (LAm) apuro (por hacer algo)
I'm in no hurry; I'm not in any hurryno tengo prisa
they were in no hurry to pay usno se dieron prisa por pagarnos
are you in a hurry for this?¿le corre prisa(esto)?
in our hurry to leave we left the keys behindcon las prisas de or por marcharnos nos dejamos olvidadas las llaves
to do sth in a hurryhacer algo de prisa
he won't do that again in a hurryeso no lo vuelve a hacer
I shan't come back here in a hurryaquí no pongo los pies nunca más
is there any hurry?¿corre prisa?
there's no (great) hurryno hay or corre prisa
what's the hurry?¿a qué viene tanta prisa?
B. VT [+ person] → meter prisa a, apresurar, apurar(LAm); [+ work, job] → hacer apresuradamente, hacer deprisa y corriendo
this is a job that cannot be hurriedeste es un trabajo que no admite prisas
he won't be hurriedno le gusta que le metan prisa
don't let yourself be hurried into making a decisionno te obligues a tomar una decisión precipitada
they hurried him to a doctorlo llevaron a toda prisa a un médico
troops were hurried to the spotse enviaron tropas con urgencia al lugar
C. VIdarse prisa, apurarse(LAm)
hurry!¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate!(LAm)
don't hurry!¡no hay prisa or (LAm) apuro!
to hurry to do sthdarse prisa or (LAm) apurarse en hacer algo, apresurarse a hacer algo
to hurry after sbcorrer detrás de algn
to hurry backvolver de prisa
she hurried homese dio prisa para llegar a casa
to hurry inentrar corriendo
I must hurrytengo que correr or darme prisa
to hurry outsalir corriendo
he hurried over to usvino a toda prisa or corriendo hasta nosotros
hurry along
A. VI + ADVapresurarse, correr
hurry along now!¡vamos, rápido!
B. VT + ADV [+ person] → meter prisa a, apresurar, apurar(LAm); [+ work, job] → apurar, acelerar
hurry away hurry off
A. VI + ADVirse corriendo
B. VT + ADV [+ object] → llevar a la carrera
to hurry sb away or offllevarse a algn apresuradamente or a la carrera
I wanted to look but the teacher quickly hurried us awayyo quería mirar pero el profesor se apresuró a alejarnos
the policeman hurried him awayel policía se lo llevó apresuradamente
hurry off VI + ADV, VT + ADV = hurry away
hurry on
A. VI + ADV (= move) → pasar rápidamente; (= speak) → continuar apresuradamente
B. VT + ADV = hurry along B
hurry up
A. VI + ADVdarse prisa, apurarse(LAm)
hurry up!¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate!(LAm)
B. VT + ADV [+ person] → meter prisa a, apresurar, apurar(LAm); [+ work, job] → apurar, acelerar

hurry [ˈhʌri]
nhâte f
to be in a hurry → être pressé(e)
to do sth in a hurry → faire qch en vitesse
there's no hurry → rien ne presse
I'm in no hurry → rien ne presse
what's the hurry? → qu'est-ce qui presse?
to be in a hurry to do sth → avoir hâte de faire qch
vise presser, se dépêcher
Hurry! → Dépêchez-vous!
to hurry home → se dépêcher de rentrer
Sharon hurried back home → Sharon s'est dépêchée de rentrer chez elle.
to hurry to do sth → se dépêcher de faire qch
They hurried to help him → Ils se sont dépêchés de l'aider.
to hurry in → entrer précipitamment
vt [+ person] → presser; [+ work] → presser
hurry along
vimarcher d'un pas pressé
vt
to hurry sth along → accélérer qch
hurry away
vis'en aller (précipitamment)
vt
to hurry sb away → faire partir qn précipitamment
hurry off
vis'en aller (précipitamment)
hurry up
vise dépêcher
Hurry up! → Dépêche-toi!
vt
to hurry sb up → faire se dépêcher qn
to hurry sth up → faire avancer qch

hurry
nEile f; in my hurry to get it finished …vor lauter Eile, damit fertig zu werden; to do something in a hurryetw schnell or (too fast) → hastig tun; I need it in a hurryich brauche es schnell or eilig or dringend; to be in a hurryes eilig haben, in Eile sein; I’m in no particular hurryich habe es nicht besonders eilig; I’m in no hurry to leave homeich will nicht so schnell von zu Hause ausziehen; I won’t do that again in a hurry! (inf)das mache ich so schnell nicht wieder!; what’s the hurry?was soll die Eile or Hast?; what’s your hurry?warum (hast dus) so eilig?; is there any hurry for it?eilt es damit?, eilt das?; there’s no hurryes eilt nicht, es hat Zeit
visich beeilen; (= run/go quickly)laufen, eilen (geh); there’s no need to hurrykein Grund zur Eile; can’t you make her hurry?kannst du sie nicht zur Eile antreiben?; don’t hurry!lass dir Zeit!, immer mit der Ruhe! (inf); I must hurry backich muss schnell zurück
vt person (= make act quickly)(zur Eile) antreiben; (= make move quickly)scheuchen (inf); work etcbeschleunigen, schneller machen; (= do too quickly)überstürzen; troops were hurried to the spotes wurden schleunigst Truppen dorthin gebracht; don’t hurry mehetz mich nicht so!; don’t hurry your mealsschling das Essen nicht so runter!; I won’t be hurried into a decisionich lasse mich nicht zu einer schnellen Entscheidung drängen

hurry [ˈhʌrɪ]
1. nfretta, premura
to be in a hurry (to do) → avere una gran fretta (di fare)
done in a hurry → fatto/a in fretta
are you in a hurry for this? → ti serve subito?
what's the hurry? → che fretta c'è?
there's no hurry → non c'è fretta or premura
he won't do that again in a hurry (fam) → non lo rifarà tanto facilmente
2. vt (person) → far fretta a; (work) → fare in fretta
to hurry to do sth → affrettarsi a fare qc
he won't be hurried → non gli si può far fretta
she hurried him into the car → l'ha spinto in macchina
he was hurried to the hospital → è stato portato d'urgenza all'ospedale
he hurried his lunch → ha mangiato il pranzo alla svelta
troops were hurried to the spot → le truppe furono spedite in fretta sul posto
3. vifare in fretta
to hurry back/home → affrettarsi a tornare indietro/a casa
to hurry after sb → precipitarsi dietro a qn
to hurry in/out → entrare/uscire in fretta
2. vt + advfar fretta a
hurry along
1. vi + advcamminare in fretta
2. vt + adv = hurry up 2
hurry away hurry off
1. vi + advandarsene in fretta
2. vt + advspedire fuori in fretta
to be hurried off to → essere spedito/a in fretta a
hurry on
1. vi + adv to hurry on topassare in fretta a
hurry up
1. vi + advsbrigarsi, affrettarsi
2. vt + adv (person) → far fretta a; (work) → fare in fretta
hurry him up will you! → digli di fare in fretta!

hurry [ˈhʌrɪ]
1. nfretta, premura
to be in a hurry (to do) → avere una gran fretta (di fare)
done in a hurry → fatto/a in fretta
are you in a hurry for this? → ti serve subito?
what's the hurry? → che fretta c'è?
there's no hurry → non c'è fretta or premura
he won't do that again in a hurry (fam) → non lo rifarà tanto facilmente
2. vt (person) → far fretta a; (work) → fare in fretta
to hurry to do sth → affrettarsi a fare qc
he won't be hurried → non gli si può far fretta
she hurried him into the car → l'ha spinto in macchina
he was hurried to the hospital → è stato portato d'urgenza all'ospedale
he hurried his lunch → ha mangiato il pranzo alla svelta
troops were hurried to the spot → le truppe furono spedite in fretta sul posto
3. vifare in fretta
to hurry back/home → affrettarsi a tornare indietro/a casa
to hurry after sb → precipitarsi dietro a qn
to hurry in/out → entrare/uscire in fretta
2. vt + advfar fretta a
hurry along
1. vi + advcamminare in fretta
2. vt + adv = hurry up 2
hurry away hurry off
1. vi + advandarsene in fretta
2. vt + advspedire fuori in fretta
to be hurried off to → essere spedito/a in fretta a
hurry on
1. vi + adv to hurry on topassare in fretta a
hurry up
1. vi + advsbrigarsi, affrettarsi
2. vt + adv (person) → far fretta a; (work) → fare in fretta
hurry him up will you! → digli di fare in fretta!

hurry
v hurry [ˈhari, (American ) ˈhə:ri]
1 to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes. jou haas, gou maak يُسْرِع бързам pospíchat (na) skynde sig; skynde på sich beeilen, drängen βιάζομαι, κάνω κπ. να βιαστεί darse prisa (intransitivo); meter prisa (transitivo); aligerar, acelerar kiirustama عجله كردن kiirehtiä se dépêcher לְמַהֵר जल्दी करना požuriti siet menyuruh cepat flÿta (sér), hraða (sér) sbrigarsi 急ぐ 재촉하다 skubinti, skubėti []steigties; steidzināt menggesa-gesakan haasten skynde seg, skynde , haste śpieszyć się, przynaglać apressar(-se) a se grăbi торопить(ся) ponáhľať sa; naháňať (koho) pohiteti; priganjati požurivati skynda sig (på), jäkta, stressa รีบ acele et(tir)mek, çabuk olmak 趕快,催促 поспішати; квапитися تیزي سے کام کرنا thúc giục ,催促
2 to convey quickly After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital. jaag يَنْقُل بِسُرْعَه изпращам бързо urychleně dopravit haste eilig bringen μεταφέρω βιαστικά llevar deprisa/a toda prisa/urgentemente kiiresti toimetama زود رساندن viedä nopeasti transporter d'urgence לְהַעֲבִיר בִּמהִירוּת शीघ्रता से भेजना naglo otpremiti, odvesti sietve beszállít melarikan senda/flytja í skyndingu (trasportare d'urgenza) 急いで送る 급히 나르다 skubiai nugabenti/pasiųsti steidzoši nogādāt dikejarkan snel brengen føre bort i en fart pośpiesznie przywieźć, dostarczyć levar à pressa a transporta de urgenţă спешно увозить urýchlene dopraviť hitro prepeljati žurno odvesti snabbt föra เร่งรีบ aceleyle götürmek 緊急運送 швидко відправляти جلدی سے جانا یا لے جانا vội vã
n
1 the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm. haas, haastigheid تَسَرُّع бързане spěch hast die Hast βιάση, φούρια prisa rutt عجله hätiköinti hâte חִיפָּזוֹן, מְהִירוּת बहुत जल्दबाजी žurba, hitnja sietség ketergesa-gesaan flÿtir; óðagot fretta 大急ぎ 서두르고 있는 상태 skubėjimas steiga tergesa-gesa haast hast(verk), fart, travelhet pośpiech pressa grabă спешка náhlivosť, chvat naglica žurba brådska ความรีบร้อน acele, telâş 匆忙做 квапливість; поспішність پھرتی sự vội vàng
2 the need to do something quickly Is there any hurry for this job? haas سُرْعَه، عَجَلَه бързина spěch hast die Eile βιασύνη prisa, urgencia kiire شتاب kiire nécessité de se presser דְחִיפוּת जल्दी की आवश्यकता žurba sürgősség keperluan mendesak sem liggur á fretta, urgenza 急ぐ必要 서두를 필요 skuba, skubotumas steiga perlu cepat haast (brå)hast pośpiech pressa (motiv de) grabă спешка zhon, časová tieseň potreba po naglici žurba brådska ความรีบเร่ง hızlandırmak, çabuklaştırmak 需要盡快做 необхідність поспішати جلدی hối hả
adj hurried
1 done quickly, often too quickly This was a very hurried piece of work. gejaag مُتَسَرِّع направен набързо uspěchaný forhastet eilig βιαστικός apresurado, hecho deprisa kiiruga tehtud عجولانه hätiköity fait à la hâte חפוּז त्वरित žuran, hitan, navrat-nanos elsietett dilakukan tergesa-gesa flausturslegur affrettato 大急ぎの 서두르는 skubotas steidzams; steidzīgs dibuat dengan terlalu cepat haastig hastig, oppjaget pośpieszny apressado (făcut) în grabă спешный unáhlený prenagljen zbrzan brådstörtad, hast[] ที่รีบร้อน aceleye gelmiş, telâşla yapılmış 匆促的 поспішний تیزی سے کیا گیا vội vàng
2 (negativeunhurried) forced to do something quickly, often too quickly I hate feeling hurried. gejaag مُعَجَّل، مُضْطَر على العَجَلَه накаран да бърза samý chvat blive skyndet på; blive presset gehetzt που πρέπει να βιαστεί apremiado tagant torgitud شتاب زده kiireinen bousculé נִמהָר požuren siettetett diburu-buru neyddur til að gera í flÿti di fretta せきたてられた 재촉받은 skubinamas steidzināts digesa melakukan sesuatu dengan cepat gehaast forkavet, oppjaget popędzany pressionado grăbit вынужденный торопиться plný zhonu, uponáhľaný (biti) priganjan zbrzan påskyndad, jäktad ถูกบังคับให้เร่งรีบ aceleyle bir işi yapmak durumunda olmak 倉促的 той, кого підганяють جلدبازی کرنا bị thúc giục
adv hurriedly
gejaag بِتَسَرُّع набързо chvatně hastigt; skyndsomt eilig βιαστικά con prisa, apresuradamente rutakalt بطورعجولانه kiireellisesti à la hâte בְּחִיפָּזוֹן जल्दी से naglo, žurno sietősen, gyorsan dengan tergesa-gesa flausturslega di fretta せきたてられて 매우 급하게 skubiai steidzami; steidzoši dengan tergesa-gesa gehaast hastig, forkavet, oppjaget w pośpiechu apressadamente în grabă спешно unáhlene naglo zbrzano påskyndat อย่างรีบร้อน aceleyle, telâşla 急忙地 поспішно پھرتی سے một cách vội vàng
in a hurry
1 acting quickly I did this in a hurry. vinnig بِسُرْعَه، بِعَجَلَه набързо ve spěchu hurtigt; i en fart in Eile βιαστικά deprisa, rápidamente, apresuradamente rutates با عجله kiireessä à la hâte מְמַהֵר शीघ्रता से u žurbi sietve dengan tergesa-gesa í hvelli, í snatri di fretta 急いで 급히 skubėdamas, skubant steigā tergesa-gesa met spoed rask, hastig w pośpiechu com pressa în grabă второпях v zhone v naglici u žurbi i all hast, skyndsamt เร่งรีบ aceleyle, telâş içinde 匆忙 похапцем جلدبازی میں hối hả
2 wishing or needing to act quickly I'm in a hurry. haastig في عَجَلَةٍ من أمْرِه бързащ tísněný časem have travlt in Eile βιαστικός, που επείγεται (tener) prisa, (estar/ir) con prisa kiire عجله داشتن olla kiireinen pressé מְמַהֵר उत्सुक नहीं žuri mi se siet(ésben) tergesa-gesa sem liggur á di fretta 急いでいる …하고 싶어서 조급하게 skubantis steigā hendak cepat haast hebben (ha det) travelt śpieszyć się com pressa grăbit в спешке ponáhľať sa muditi se u žurbi [] bråttom ที่กำลังรีบ acele içinde, telâş içinde 趕時間 той, що поспішає جلدی میں đang vội
3 soon; easily You won't untie this knot in a hurry. gou بِسُهولَه، بِسُرْعَه лесно rychle hurtigt; med lethed einfach γρήγορα, εύκολα rápidamente, fácilmente ülepeakaela به آسانی nopeasti rapidement בִּמהִירוּת शीघ्र brzo, lako egyhamar cepat í hvelli facilmente たやすく greitai, lengvai viegli; ātri semudah itu zo gauw, zo gemakkelijk snart, lett(vint) łatwo tão cedo (prea) uşor скоро; с лёгкостью rýchlo hitro na brzinu i brådrasket, i första taget โดยง่าย acele, çabuk 很快地,容易地 легко آسانی سے ، پھٹاپھٹ sớm
4 eager I'm in a hurry to see my new house. gretig مُتَشَوِّق، مُسْتَعْجِل желаещ netrpělivý ivrig eilig ανυπόμονος impaciente/ansioso (por), deseando läbematu مشتاق innokas impatient (de) מְמַהֵר अनिच्छुक nestrpljivo išcekivati ég a vágytól, hogy tidak sabar sem liggur á impaziente ~したがって 간절히 nekantraujantis labprāt ingin segera staan te popelen som gleder seg voldsomt, ivrig śpieszyć się com pressa nerăbdător не терпится netrpezlivý, nedočkavý neučakan jedva čekati angelägen กระหายใคร่รู้ istekli, hevesli 急著要 нетерплячий مشتاق sốt ruột
hurry up
to (cause to) move quickly Hurry him up, will you; Do hurry up! maak gou يُسْرِع، يُعَجِّل побързай popohnat; spěchat sætte fart i beeile dich! κάνω γρήγορα apresurar, meter prisa; apresurarse, aligerar, darse prisa kiirustama, kähku tegema عجله کردن kiirehtiä se dépêcher מַהֵר! जल्दी से požuriti (se) siet(tet) bergerak cepat flÿta (sér); flÿttu þér! sbrigarsi 急ぐ 서두르다 paskubinti, paskubėti pasteigties; pasteidzināt gesa seseorang agar cepat opschieten! skynde seg, opp farten pogonić, pośpieszyć się despachar(-se) a (se) grăbi поторопи(сь) posúriť; ponáhľať sa priganjati; pohiteti požurivati skynda på เร่งรีบ acele etmek, çabuk olmak 趕緊 підганяйте (кого)!, поспішайте! جلدی کرو nhanh lên

hurry استعجال, يُسْرِع spěch, spěchat hast, skynde (sig) Eile, eilen βιάζομαι, βιασύνη apresurarse, darse prisa, prisa kiire, kiirehtiä empressement, se dépêcher žurba, žuriti affrettarsi, fretta 大急ぎ, 急ぐ 서두르다, 서두름 haast, haasten haste, hastverk pośpiech, pośpieszyć się apressar, pressa спешить, спешка brådska, skynda (sig) เร่งรีบ, ความเร่งรีบ acele, acele etmek sự vội vàng, thúc giục 匆忙, 赶紧


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A MAN in a Hurry, whose watch was at his lawyer's, asked a Grave Person the time of day.
The hurry of the times, the loading and discharging organization of the docks, the use of hoisting machinery which works quickly and will not wait, the cry for prompt despatch, the very size of his ship, stand nowadays between the modern seaman and the thorough knowledge of his craft.
Did this appearance of hurry in Emily's movements denote impatience to resume the recital of "the dagger-scene"?
 
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