hurry

v., -ried, -ry·ing, -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. -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.]

hurrier hur'ri·er n.

verb

1. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.
2. To increase the speed of: accelerate, expedite, hasten, hustle, quicken, speed (up), step up. See fast/slow/velocity.

noun

Rapidness of movement or activity: celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hustle, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness. See fast/slow/velocity.

n

Definition: speed in action, motion
Antonyms: calmness, delay, patience, procrastination, rest, slowness, stall, wait

v

Definition: act, move speedily
Antonyms: dally, dawdle, delay, procrastinate, rest, slow, stall, wait

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The dispatch of bunglers.

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IN BRIEF: To move, send, or carry quickly or too quickly.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skynde sig, jage, haste
v. tr. - skynde på, genne
n. - hast, fart, travlhed

idioms:

• hurry along    skynde sig, sætte fart i
• hurry up    skynde sig, sætte fart i
• in a hurry    i en fart

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich haasten, opschieten, jachten, overhaasten, ijlings vervoeren, haast

Français (French)
v. intr. - se dépêcher, se presser
v. tr. - brusquer (qch), bousculer (qn)
n. - hâte, empressement

idioms:

• hurry along    se presser, se dépêcher, faire activer (qch)
• hurry up    se dépêcher, bousculer (qn), faire accélérer (qch), faire activer (qch)
• in a hurry    être pressé, de sitôt

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich beeilen, eilen, beschleunigen, antreiben, schnell bringen
n. - Eile

idioms:

• hurry along    sich beeilen, vorwärtstreiben
• hurry up    sich beeilen, antreiben
• in a hurry    eilig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βιάζω/-ομαι, είμαι βιαστικός, προκαλώ βιασύνη, πιέζω κάποιον να βιαστεί
n. - βιασύνη, βία, σπουδή (κν. φούρια, πρεμούρα)

idioms:

• hurry along    σπεύδω, προχωρώ βιαστικά
• hurry up    (επι)σπεύδω, Βιάσου!
• in a hurry    βιαστικά, εν σπουδή (κν. φουριόζικα)

Italiano (Italian)
affrettarsi, accelerare, fretta

idioms:

• hurry along    camminare in fretta
• hurry up    affrettarsi
• in a hurry    volentieri, facilmente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apressar, apressar-se
n. - pressa (f)

idioms:

• hurry along    apressar alguém
• hurry up    Depressa!
• in a hurry    com pressa

Русский (Russian)
спешка, торопиться

idioms:

• hurry along    скорее!
• hurry up    скорее!
• in a hurry    спешить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - apresurarse, darse prisa, tener apuro
v. tr. - acelerar, apresurar, dar prisa a, apurar
n. - prisa, apuro

idioms:

• hurry along    pasar de prisa
• hurry up    darse prisa, apresurarse, subir rápidamente o corriendo, ¡dese prisa!, ¡rápido!
• in a hurry    de apuro, rápidamente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skynda, påskynda, jäkta, snabbt föra, hasta
n. - brådska, jäkt, tumult

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赶紧, 匆忙, 使赶紧, 急派, 催促, 急促, 急忙

idioms:

• hurry along    催促...前往, 赶往
• hurry up    赶快, 使赶快
• in a hurry    匆忙, 轻易地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 趕緊, 匆忙
v. tr. - 使趕緊, 急派, 催促
n. - 匆忙, 急促, 急忙

idioms:

• hurry along    催促...前往, 趕往
• hurry up    趕快, 使趕快
• in a hurry    匆忙, 輕易地

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 서두르다
v. tr. - 서두르다, ~으로 급히 보내다, ~을 빠르게 하다
n. - 서두름, 열망, 서두를 이유

idioms:

• hurry along    급히 가다, 서둘러 나아가다
• hurry up    서두르다, 재촉하다
• in a hurry    조급하게, 서두른 나머지

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 急ぐ, 急がせる, 慌てる
n. - 急ぐこと, 慌てること, 急ぐ必要
adv. - たやすく, 喜んで

idioms:

• hurry along    急いで行く, 急いで行かせる
• hurry up    急ぐ, 急がせる
• in a hurry    喜んで, 急いで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقل بعجله, يجعله يذهب بعجله, يستعجل ينخس أو يحث على الاسراع, يسرع (الاسم) عجله, سرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮מיהר, חש‬
v. tr. - ‮האיץ, החיש‬
n. - ‮מהירות, חיפזון, דחיפות‬

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