hurried; hurrying
1
a
: to carry or cause to go with haste
hurry them to the hospital
b
: to impel to rash or precipitate action
that hard-to-be-governed passion of youth hurried me frequently into intrigues with low women—
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
: to move or act with haste
please hurry up
hurrier
noun
1
: disturbed or disorderly activity : commotion
the incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life … seem to prevent, or at least discourage, quiet and intense thinking—C. W. Eliot
C. W. Eliot2
a
: agitated and often bustling or disorderly haste
b
: a state of eagerness or urgency : rush
was in a hurry to get home
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Examples of hurry in a Sentence
Verb
Take your time. There's no need to hurry.
She hurried off to her class.
We hurried through the lesson so that we could finish early.
The teacher hurried us through the lesson.
They hurried the children off to bed.
The quarterback was forced to hurry his throw.
Noun
In her hurry to leave she forgot her briefcase.
after all her hurry to get her report done on time, Elizabeth learned that it wasn't due till the following week
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Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
Once his roughly 30-minute speech at the Institute for the Preservation of African American Music and Arts ended, supporters hurried to the front of the room to take selfies with Clinton, who has remained a popular figure even two decades after his presidency ended.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Shea Simmons, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Mashing the gas, the 27-year-old E60 lurched forward and eliminated the gap in a hurry.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Student loan forgiveness The Education Department has been hurrying to finalize a new federal rule that would cancel student loans for people who face financial hardship.
—Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
Once his roughly 30-minute speech at the Institute for the Preservation of African American Music and Arts ended, supporters hurried to the front of the room to take selfies with Clinton, who has remained a popular figure even two decades after his presidency ended.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
Keep scrolling to shop these fashion finds, but hurry, sizes are already selling out.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Mashing the gas, the 27-year-old E60 lurched forward and eliminated the gap in a hurry.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Hurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurry. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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hurry
2 of 2 noun
plural hurries
1
: great speed
especially
: unnecessary haste
2
: a state of eagerness or urgency : rush
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