hurry up
Example Sentences
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For example, John Nowak, founder of Alo Financial Planning in suburban Chicago, has a client who is poised for $48,000 in tax savings this year with a hurry-up approach.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
“Then they did their hurry-up, ran up to the line and snapped the ball. You almost think in that amount of time somebody could have looked at it and saw if it was incomplete.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023
That prompted questions about whether the Bucs might consider expanded use of a hurry-up package to jumpstart an offense scoring just 18.1 points per game.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022
Seconds later, still in the hurry-up spread offense that he loves, he stood in the pocket and threw a rope over the middle to Cam Sims for 21 yards.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
“Nope. Ferro put us to work on hurry-up mine projects after he heard about the strike.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
