поторопи́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• hasten verb To move or act quickly, or to make something happen sooner.
• rush verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.

Senses

поторопи́ться is used for these senses in English:

• hasten (intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
• hurry up (emphatic, ambitransitive) To hurry; to increase the speed of doing something.
• jump the gun (idiomatic) To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
• rush (transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.

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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