verb / noun
hurry
HUR-ee/ˈhɜːri/
Moving or acting quickly because time is short.
The man hurries toward the open doorway with his jacket over one arm.
Etymology
Hurry’s ancestry is uncertain: it may be a variant of harry, or may come from a regional sense of Middle English hurren, “vibrate rapidly, buzz.” The latter possibility connects haste with rapid movement.
In context
Hurry! Shut up. Move. Come on, move it, move it!
More examples
- There is no hurry.
- We hurried through the rain.
- Do not hurry your answer.
Forms
hurry · hurries · hurried · hurrying
Similar words
- rush
- Often suggests greater speed or less care because of urgency.