hurry

hur|ry¹ [ˈhʌri US ˈhə:ri] v past tense and past participle hurried present participle hurrying third person singular hurries

[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably copying the action]

1.) [I and T]

to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time

= ↑rush

▪ If we hurry, we'll get there in time.

▪ I hate having to hurry a meal.

▪ We'll have to hurry otherwise we'll miss the start.

▪ There's no need to hurry. We've got plenty of time.

hurry to do sth

▪ They were hurrying to catch their train.

hurry through/along/down etc

▪ She hurried down the corridor as fast as she could.

hurry after

▪ John hurried off after his girlfriend.

2.) [T]

to make someone do something more quickly

= ↑rush

▪ Don't hurry me. I'm doing this as fast as I can.

hurry sb into (doing) sth

▪ She doesn't want to be hurried into making a decision.

3.) [T always + adverb/preposition]

to take someone or something quickly to a place

= ↑rush hurry sth to/through/across etc sth

▪ Emergency supplies have been hurried to the areas worst hit by the famine.

hurry up phr v

1.) hurry up!

spoken used to tell someone to do something more quickly

▪ Hurry up, we're late!

2.) hurry sb/sth up

to make someone do something more quickly or to make something happen more quickly

▪ See if you can hurry things up a little.

hurry ²

hurry² S3 n

1.) in a hurry

more quickly than usual

= ↑in a rush

▪ Sorry, I can't stop, I'm in a hurry.

▪ You'll make mistakes if you do things in too much of a hurry.

be in a hurry to do sth

▪ Why are you in such a hurry to leave?

2.) (there's) no hurry

spoken used to tell someone that they do not have to do something quickly or soon

▪ Pay me back whenever you can. There's no great hurry.

3.) sb will not be doing sth (again) in a hurry

spoken used to say that someone does not want to do something again

▪ We won't be going back there again in a hurry.

4.) in your hurry to do sth

while you are trying to do something too quickly

▪ In his hurry to leave the room, he tripped over a chair.

5.) be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do sth)

a) to be able to wait because you have a lot of time in which to do something

▪ Take your time - I'm not in any hurry.

b) to be unwilling to do something or not want to do it soon

▪ He was clearly in no hurry to reply to our letter.

6.) what's (all) the hurry?/why (all) the hurry?

spoken used to say that someone is doing something too quickly

▪ We've got plenty of time - what's all the hurry?

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HINT sense 1

Do not say that you are 'in hurry'. Say that you are in a hurry.

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