hurry
A rushed actionA rushed action.
Recorded UK: Chris Melville, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Tharthan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» Don't be in such a hurry.
Sei nicht in solch einer Eile. — Esperantostern
Nur nicht so eilig. — Esperantostern
Seid nicht in solch einer Eile. — nexx
Не надо так торопиться. — marafon
Не спеши так! — marafon
Не спешите так! — marafon
Не надо так спешить. — marafon
Не поспішай так. — deniko
Не треба так поспішати. — deniko
Не поспішайте так. — deniko
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Examples
1291 sentencesDon't be in such a hurry.
Не поспішай так. — deniko
ruНе надо так торопиться. — marafon
deSei nicht in solch einer Eile. — Esperantostern
She was in a great hurry.
Вона дуже поспішала. — deniko
ruОна очень спешила. — Balamax
deSie war in großer Eile. — riotlake
I ate lunch in a hurry.
Я пообідав нашвидкоруч. — deniko
deIch beeilte mich, mein Mittagessen zu essen. — xtofu80
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A rushed action.
Why are you in such a big hurry?
Eile
спе́шкаspéška
по́спіхpóspix
(countable, uncountable)An urgency.
There is no hurry on that paperwork.
(countable, uncountable)An incidence of a defensive pressure that forces the quarterback to throw the ball earlier than intended or rush their decision, often leading to an incomplete pass or failed play.
(countable, uncountable)A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation.
- a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
Origin
From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrateFrom Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush.
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Forms
plural: hurriesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry:haste
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness):hastehastinesshurriednessprecipitation
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner:hasterushrushing
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- in a hurry
- a hurry to
- in no hurry
- need to hurry
- such a hurry
- in any hurry
- a big hurry
- hurry to get
- no hurry
- no hurry to
- big hurry
- have to hurry
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.