hurry

I UK [ˈhʌrɪ] / US verb
Word forms "hurry":
present tense I/you/we/they hurry he/she/it hurries present participle hurrying past tense hurried past participle hurried
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[intransitive] to do something or to move somewhere very quickly

We must hurry or we'll be late.

Alex had to hurry home, but I decided to stay.

hurry along/through/into:

She hurried along the corridor towards his office.

He hurried through the streets until he reached Bill's house.

hurry to do something:

The telephone suddenly rang and she hurried to answer it.

a) [transitive] to make someone do something or move somewhere more quickly

hurry someone away/in/out etc:

Liz took Anna's arm and hurried her away.

hurry someone into doing something:

Don't let them hurry you into signing anything.

b) to make something happen more quickly than it would have done

Let's not hurry the process.

hurry something through:

The Act was hurried through Parliament just before the election.

Phrasal verbs:

- hurry up

II UK [ˈhʌrɪ] / US noun *

in my/his/her etc hurry — used for saying that someone made a mistake because of being in a hurry

In his hurry he forgot to lock up.

(there's) no hurry — spoken used for telling someone that they do not need to do something soon or quickly

I'm ready whenever you are – there's no hurry.

what's the hurry?= why the hurry? spoken — used for telling someone that they are doing something too soon or too quickly

What's the hurry? We've got all afternoon.

- be in a hurry

- be in no hurry

- will not be doing something again in a hurry