pitää kiirettä — meaning in English

English meaning

• hurry verb To move or act with speed, or to make someone or something move faster.
• rush verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.

Senses

pitää kiirettä is used for these senses in English:

• hurry (intransitive) To do things quickly.
• rush (transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.

hurry — full definition

1. verb To move or act with speed, or to make someone or something move faster.
2. noun The state of needing to do something quickly; urgency.

rush — full definition

1. verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.
2. noun A sudden burst of activity, movement, or feeling.
3. noun A tall, grass-like marsh plant with hollow stems, used for weaving mats and baskets.

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