hurry
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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.
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.
hurried adjective,
hurriedly adverb,
hurriedness noun.
– origin C16: imitative.
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