hurried

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/ˈhʌɹid/ English

Definitions

adjective

Done in a hurry; rushed.

verb

To do things quickly.“He's hurrying because he's late.”
Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.“If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time.”
To cause to be done quickly.
To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

Related words

Synonyms

hasty pell-mell precipitate quick rushed overhasty precipitant headlong helter-skelter fast flying rush precipitated rash accelerated precipitous

Associated

corvette needing preparations winston churchill antioch ships smaller pace withdrawal retreat departure

Rhymes

worried unhurried flurried scurried unworried curried

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