I was late for work and in a big hurry.
They were in a hurry to set off.
She's in no hurry to find out how much her phone bill comes to.
In his hurry to leave, he forgot his laptop.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
hurry up — {v. phr.} To rush (an emphatic form of hurry). * /Hurry up or we ll miss our plane./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hurry up — {v. phr.} To rush (an emphatic form of hurry). * /Hurry up or we ll miss our plane./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hurry — Hur ry, v. i. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry. [1913 Webster] {To hurry up}, to make haste. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hurry — can refer to:*Hurry (EP), an EP by Tin Foil Phoenix *Hurrying, a child employed in a coal mine to transport coal *Hurry, a curling term … Wikipedia
hurry — [n] speed in action, motion bustle, celerity, commotion, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, flurry, haste, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitation, promptitude, push, quickness, rush, rustle, scurry, speediness, swiftness,… … New thesaurus
hurry — ► VERB (hurries, hurried) ▪ move or act quickly or more quickly. ► NOUN ▪ great haste; urgency. ● in a hurry Cf. ↑in a hurry DERIVATIVES hurried … English terms dictionary
Hurry — Hur ry, n. The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion. [1913 Webster] Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought. Addison. Syn: Haste; speed; dispatch … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hurry — vb *speed, quicken, precipitate, hasten Analogous words: impel, drive, *move Antonyms: delay Contrasted words: retard, slow, slacken, detain (see DELAY): procrastinate, lag, loiter, dawdle (see DELAY) hurry n *haste, speed, dispatch, expedition … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hurry — index dispatch (promptness), dispatch (send off), expedite, haste, hasten, precipitate (hasten), race … Law dictionary
hurry on — index dispatch (send off) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
