hurried

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hurry/ˈhʌri/

▶verb (hurries, hurrying, hurried) move or act quickly or more quickly.

■ do or finish (something) quickly.

▶noun great haste.

■ [with neg. and in questions] a need for haste; urgency.

– phrases
in a hurry [usu. with neg.] informal easily; readily: an experience you won't forget in a hurry.

– derivatives
hurried adjective,
hurriedly adverb,
hurriedness noun.

– origin C16: imitative.