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to hurry

to hurry

12 1.0
To make someone move or work faster than they want
  • verb
  • /ˈhɜːri/
: apresurar
  • Please hurry if you want to catch the bus before it leaves.

And I'm like, Josh, hurry, hurry up, man.

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Examples

Synonyms

to hurry up
vsto hurry
  • Informal
505 1.0

To move or act more quickly to avoid being late

presses others to be faster even if uneasy about it
to move it
vsto hurry
  • Informal
240 6.7

To hurry so you do something faster, often to avoid being late

involves pressing someone to go faster than their comfort level
to rush
vsto hurry
224 1.0

To make a person or thing move quickly

pushes someone to go faster than feels natural or comfortable
to speed up
vsto hurry
186 2.5

To make something move or happen faster

presses people to move faster beyond their comfort
to hustle
vsto hurry
106 4.2

Move quickly and with energy, often because you are in a hurry

emphasizes pressing someone to increase speed even if rushed
to step on it
vsto hurry
  • Informal
27 5.2

To hurry and go faster, often when driving

covers urging speed generally, pressing people beyond their usual pace
to pick up the pace
vsto hurry
23 4.0

To move or work faster

is more about pressing someone to be faster than feels natural
to hasten
vsto hurry
21 3.9

Move quickly to do something

focuses on causing others to speed up rather than self movement
to quicken
vsto hurry
14 4.1

To move or happen faster

specifically involves pushing someone else to speed up and feel rushed
to make it snappy
vsto hurry
  • Informal
7 7.7

To tell someone to hurry

is about urging speed that may make someone uncomfortable
lickety-split
vsto hurry
  • Informal
4 9.9

People say it to tell someone to hurry

expresses the same pressure to speed up, often causing discomfort
to shake a leg
vsto hurry
  • Archaic
3 6.5

To hurry when someone tells you to

focuses on pushing others to speed up beyond their natural pace
to rush along
vsto hurry
2 2.7

To move quickly in one direction

refers to urging someone to increase speed beyond what is natural
to run, don't walk
vsto hurry
  • Informal
1 7.1

To hurry to do something so you do not miss a good chance

pushes others to act faster than comfortable to meet urgency
to quicken the pace
vsto hurry
1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

focuses on urging faster action that can feel uncomfortable

Antonyms

893 1.4

To move or act more slowly

442 1.4

To make something happen later than planned

Idioms

3 8.4

To act quickly and then wait for something to happen

Phrasal Verbs

to hurry up
  • Informal
505 1.0

To move or act more quickly to avoid being late

Compounds

hurry-up wagon
  • Informal
9.3

A time when people rush to finish work before a deadline

How Pressured

to rush
224 1.0
to hurry
12 1.0
to push
611 1.1
to prompt
255 3.6
to encourage
877 2.3

Surface Forms

hurry infinitive
hurried past
hurried past participle
hurrying present participle
hurries third person singular

Etymology

Hurry can also mean to push someone to go faster; a helpful way to remember is to think of the small sound hurr as a nudge, so to hurry someone is to 'urge them to go faster'.