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hurry

[hur-ee, huhr-ee] / ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i /
NOUN
speed in action, motion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haste
STRONG
bustle celerity commotion dash dispatch drive expedition expeditiousness flurry precipitance precipitateness precipitation promptitude push quickness rush rustle scurry speediness swiftness urgency
Antonyms
STRONG
calm calmness quiet slowing slowness
WEAK
delay procrastination rest stall wait
VERB
act, move speedily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dash hasten hustle jog rush scoot scurry whirl whisk zip
STRONG
accelerate barrel beeline bestir breeze bullet burst bustle drive expedite fleet flit fly goad haste nip push quicken race rip rocket roll run sally smoke speed spur urge whish whiz
WEAK
be quick dig in get a move on go like lightning hurry up lose no time make haste make short work of make time make tracks shake a leg speed up step on it step on the gas turn on steam
Antonyms
STRONGEST
procrastinate slow
STRONG
cease check decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt hinder repress retard stop walk
WEAK
dally dawdle rest stall wait

Example Sentences

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"If you are not in a hurry to move in, you might consider restoring a ruined castle - not for the faint hearted, but achievable," said Newlands, whose own castle is in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Nearly 3,000 miles away, in Liège, Belgium, Christian Jaucot was in a hurry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Myles Garrett is in a hurry to become the greatest pass rusher in NFL history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“I’m aware it’s very loud and I don’t want to wake him up fully, so that also is a little bit of incentive to hurry up,” said Pepper, a 26-year-old communications consultant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

All she said was, “Jay Berry, you hurry back because I don’t want you out late.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.