hurry
[verb]
Synonyms:
- rush, dash, fly, get a move on (informal), make haste, scoot, scurry, step on it (informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- urgency, flurry, haste, quickness, rush, speed

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Contrasted words: creep, dally, dawdle, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, saunter, stroll
Related Idioms: get a move on, go (or move) like lightning, make tracks, step on it, step on the gas
Related Words: jog, peg, skelp, trot, bowl (along), breeze, dig in, post

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English Thesaurus: hurry, rush, dash, in a hurry/in a rush, get a move on/get moving, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. hur‧ry¹ S3 /ˈhʌri $ ˈhɜːri/ verb (past tense and past participle hurried, present participle hurrying, third person singular hurries)
[Word Family: verb: hurry; noun: hurry; adverb: hurriedly; adjective: hurried ≠ unhurried]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably copying the action]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time Synonym : rush:
If we hurry, we’ll get there in time.
I hate having to hurry a meal.
We’ll have to hurry, otherwise we’ll miss the start.
There’s no need to hurry. We’ve got plenty of time.
hurry to do something
They were hurrying to catch their train.
hurry through/along/down etc
She hurried down the corridor as fast as she could.
hurry after
John hurried after his girlfriend.

2. [transitive] to make someone do something more quickly Synonym : rush:
Don’t hurry me. I’m doing this as fast as I can.
hurry somebody into (doing) something
She doesn’t want to be hurried into making a decision.

3. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take someone or something quickly to a place Synonym : rush
hurry something to/through/across etc something
Emergency supplies have been hurried to the areas worst hit by the famine.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. hurry² S3 noun
[Word Family: verb: hurry; noun: hurry; adverb: hurriedly; adjective: hurried ≠ unhurried]

1. in a hurry more quickly than usual Synonym : in a rush:
Sorry, I can’t stop, I’m in a hurry.
You’ll make mistakes if you do things in too much of a hurry.
be in a hurry to do something
Why are you in such a hurry to leave?
► Do not say that you are ‘in hurry’. Say that you are in a hurry.

2. (there’s) no hurry spoken used to tell someone that they do not have to do something quickly or soon:
Pay me back whenever you can. There’s no great hurry.

3. somebody will not be doing something (again) in a hurry spoken used to say that someone does not want to do something again:
We won’t be going back there again in a hurry.

4. in your hurry to do something while you are trying to do something too quickly:
In his hurry to leave the room, he tripped over a chair.

5. be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do something)
a) to be able to wait because you have a lot of time in which to do something:
Take your time – I’m not in any hurry.
b) to be unwilling to do something or not want to do it soon:
He was clearly in no hurry to reply to our letter.

6. what’s (all) the hurry?/why (all) the hurry? spoken used to say that someone is doing something too quickly:
We’ve got plenty of time – what’s all the hurry?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hurry
noun
ADJ. big, desperate, great, tearing, terrible I was late for the match and in a tearing hurry.
PREP. in a ~ They were in a hurry to set off.
in no ~ She's in no hurry to find out how much her phone bill comes to.
in your ~ In his hurry to leave, he forgot his briefcase.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hurry
noun
BAD: I was in hurry to catch the train.
GOOD: I was in a hurry to catch the train.

Usage Note:
(be) in a hurry (to do sth ): 'I was in such a hurry that I nearly knocked him over.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

hurry to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or you must finish something soon:
If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the bus.
We have plenty of time. There’s no need to hurry.
rush to go somewhere very quickly, or to do something too quickly and without thinking carefully enough:
Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.
Try to answer the questions calmly, without rushing.
A police car rushed past.
dash to go somewhere very quickly, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do:
I’ve got to dash to the shops to get some more milk.
She had to dash off and get the kids from school.
in a hurry/in a rush doing something quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes:
She had left in a hurry, and forgotten her passport.
I had to choose a present for her in a rush.
get a move on/get moving informal to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before:
Get a move on – it’s already 8 o'clock!
I think we’d better get moving, it’s only five minutes to boarding time.
get cracking informal to start working quickly:
It’s time you got cracking with your homework.
When Alfie arrives we’ll get cracking moving the furniture.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

rush to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon:
He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting.
There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
hurry to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time:
People hurried into stores to escape the rain.
You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast
I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
race to go somewhere as fast as you can:
She raced downstairs to tell her mother.
He raced back to his car and called for help.
tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry:
I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree.
He tore down the stairs and out of the house.
They tore out of the building.
dash to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance:
Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house.
Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door.
I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
hustle American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere:
You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
hasten literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something:
Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing.
She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲