Hurried Hurry Quickly Late Verb ˈhʌri ˈhɜːri Catch

• you'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train.
• we need to hurry or we'll be late for school.
• the kids hurried to open their presents.
• he picked up his bags and hurried across the courtyard.

hurry

Verb Forms

1. to move or act quickly because there is not much time
• SYNONYM rush
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• You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train.
• We need to hurry or we'll be late for school.
• The kids hurried to open their presents.
2. to move quickly in a particular direction
• SYNONYM rush
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• He picked up his bags and hurried across the courtyard.
• She hurried away without saying goodbye.
• She hurried after Gary to apologize to him.
• She hurried down the street.
• I hurried home to tell him the news.

Extra Examples

• Ben hurried after her.
• She came hurrying over to greet them.
• She hurried along the corridor.
• We nodded at her and hurried out the door.
• He hurried over to the window to see what the noise was.
• Kathy hurried off in the same direction.
3. to make somebody do something more quickly
• SYNONYM rush
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• I don't want to hurry you but we close in twenty minutes.
• She was hurried into making an unwise choice.
4. to deal with something quickly
• SYNONYM rush
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• Her application was hurried through.
5. to do something too quickly
• SYNONYM rush
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• A good meal should never be hurried.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.