english
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noun ADJ. big, desperate, great, tearing, terrible I was late for the match and in a tearing hurry. PREP. in a ~ They were in a hurry to set off. | in no ~ She's in no hurry to find out how much her phone bill comes to. | in your ~ In his hurry to leave, he forgot his briefcase.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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hurry
to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or you must finish something soon:
• If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the bus. • We have plenty of time. There’s no need to hurry.
rush
to go somewhere very quickly, or to do something too quickly and without thinking carefully enough:
• Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening. • Try to answer the questions calmly, without rushing. • A police car rushed past.
dash
to go somewhere very quickly, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do:
• I’ve got to dash to the shops to get some more milk. • She had to dash off and get the kids from school.
in a hurry/in a rush
doing something quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes:
• She had left in a hurry, and forgotten her passport. • I had to choose a present for her in a rush.
get a move on/get moving
informal to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before:
• Get a move on – it’s already 8 o'clock! • I think we’d better get moving, it’s only five minutes to boarding time.
get cracking
informal to start working quickly:
• It’s time you got cracking with your homework. • When Alfie arrives we’ll get cracking moving the furniture.
Longman-Thesaurus
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hurry (sb/sth) up
[ M ]
to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this
• Hurry up or we'll miss the train.
• Could you hurry the children up, or their dinner will get cold.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs