verb
hurry
HUH-ree
verb
1
To move or act with speed, or to make someone or something move faster.
"We need to hurry or we'll miss the flight."
"She hurried the children along so they wouldn't be late for school."
noun
1
The state of needing to do something quickly; urgency.
"There's no hurry, take your time."
"He left in such a hurry that he forgot his keys."
How to Use Hurry
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo move fast because time is short, or the feeling of needing to move fast.
Common pairings
in a hurry
hurry up
no hurry
hurry along
Word Forms
hurried past tense, hurries plural, hurries singular
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Etymology
From Middle English horien ("to rush"), probably related to Proto-Germanic roots meaning "to rush" or "to vibrate rapidly" — distantly connected to the word rush itself.