hurry
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,524 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,017 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry also: haste in a hurry to lock the door
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) also: haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation he soon regretted his haste
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner also: haste, rush, rushing in his haste to leave he forgot his book
verb
- move very fast also: travel rapidly, speed, zip The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
- act or move at high speed also: rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate We have to rush!hurry--it's late!
- urge to an unnatural speed also: rush Don't rush me, please!
hurry in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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If you will hurry, you may go with him!
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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With what joy did he hurry now to his brothers’ house!
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Afraid I said some things to Emily she won’t forget or forgive in a hurry.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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They hurry from the boat as if 'twere Charon's, and they were about stepping into the fields of Elysium!
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1