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Done or happening rapidly or in a hurry
“I gave Dr. Newhover time to get on shore before I had a hurried breakfast in the saloon and followed him.”
Done quickly or rashly without thought
“We made a hurried decision to drive to Vineland from Sackville.”
Done hurriedly under pressure
“In the interval between the rather hurried completion of the dissertation that forms the basis for the book, and the book's current form, my sense of the project's scope has shifted.”
Done or occurring quickly or promptly
Produced or carried out in a hasty or perfunctory manner
(of writing) Relatively brief in extent
Full of life, spirit, energy, or movement
Frantically short of time
Written or drawn carelessly or hurriedly
Rudimentary or crude in form, not thorough or complete
With excessive speed or urgency
To have headed straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed
“He glanced over, his ears flicked up and he bounded to his feet to hurry over, then hesitated when he saw the two soldiers hovering at my shoulder.”
Past tense for to move or act quickly or with urgency
“You better hurry if you want to finish sticking flowers in this wall because I can hear the folks coming back as sure as can be.”
Past tense for to drive a vehicle very fast
“Already late for the event, we jumped into the vehicle and decided to hurry to make up time.”
Past tense for to cause to move or progress with haste
“She tells me not to hurry her as she wants to talk about it to her friends first.”
Past tense for to hasten the progress of or make easier
Past tense for to bother or cause distress in (someone)
Past tense for to push roughly
Past tense for to leave or exit
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