to hurry up
637
1.0
- phrasal verb
- /ˈhɜːri ʌp/
- Informal
:
darse prisa
- We were glued to the ground until he yelled at us to hurry up.
And I'm like, Josh, hurry, hurry up, man.
- And I'm like, Josh, hurry, hurry up, man.
- And then the last text he sent me was hurry up.
- That's the hard part is like, yo, I know God knows best, but man can he hurry up, OK?
- And I turn around and I look at him and I go, Josh, hurry up.
Examples
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Hurry up and say your goodbyes, honey.
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Hurry up, or you'll blow it.
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Sam, hurry up and bring your person in before we do.
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OK, hurry up, this sounds terrible.
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Tell her to hurry up.
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Chicago: We need to hurry up and get where we have to go.
Fiction book (1993) -
I need you to hurry up, man 'cause I can't wait much longer.
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Hurry up, he's starting to wake.
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Please hurry up.
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The teacher said, "hurry up and finish your test before time is up!"
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move or act quickly because there is little time
548
1.0
To move or act quickly because a situation needs it
512
6.7
To hurry so you do something faster, often to avoid being late
331
3.7
To move faster or make something happen faster
191
1.0
To make something move or happen faster
161
2.5
To make something move or happen faster
89
4.2
Move quickly and with energy, often because you are in a hurry
45
6.5
To make something happen faster and easier
40
3.4
Hurry and start moving faster
35
5.2
To hurry and go faster, often when driving
23
4.0
To move or work faster
12
4.1
To move or happen faster
10
7.7
To tell someone to hurry
9
3.7
To press the pedal in a car to make it go faster or hurry to finish something
9
6.5
To hurry when someone tells you to
7
3.9
Move quickly to do something
2
9.9
Start working quickly and with more energy
1
4.4
To try harder or work faster to reach a goal
1
4.6
To make something faster or more active
1
2.7
To move quickly in one direction
1
3.9
Move or work faster to finish sooner
To hurry and get ready when you need to leave
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to do something more quickly' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hurry' (to move quickly) with the particle 'up' which here functions as an intensifier/increase in speed or urgency. This verb+particle compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Hurry up comes from a simple image: to hurry is to move or act faster and up makes that action stronger or more urgent. So when someone says hurry up, they are telling you to 'do something more quickly'.